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summer already

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It’s June. Let that sink in for just a moment. Yup it’s now the 6th month of 2021.

Somehow today is the first day of summer. Although the heat arrived a few weeks ago, so we are already in the no-winner game of sweaty-humid-outside vs freezing-AC-inside. We’ve kept ourselves entertained so far in 2021 with more of the same exploring around the city and outdoors, but also by moving apartments. Just a couple of blocks up the road but with the very exciting addition of a rooftop. It was un-loved and in terrible condition (the roof itself) but thanks to a lack of flights and some forced vacation leave it’s now looking brilliant with a new coat of paint and awesome decking, next up is plants, a BBQ, and furniture. They say a change is as good as a holiday and I think it was just what we needed, considering a holiday is still not really viable. HK has made some changes in the quarantine-on-arrival requirements with the addition of vaccines in the mix, but it’s still a long and costly exercise to leave the country, so still feeling basically trapped here for the foreseeable.

May highlights:

  • house-pimping/sorting post moving in

  • a long weekend with birthday celebrations (gathered with 20+ friends on a beach at Lamma for a day of games, swimming, BBQ and beers), wake surfing, another ocean park visit, a staycation and our first try of a sensory deprivation tank aka floating

  • a “signing of the marriage certificate but not a wedding” celebrations with close friends and the associated “stag do” and “hens party” for good measure

April was full of:

  • house-packing / moving

  • a jam-packed Easter weekend of brunches, dinners, beaches, hikes, and a bar hop for good measure

  • the Hong Kong Trail!

March had:

  • visit to the outdoor cinema under the skyline

  • lots of hikes to prepare for the HK trail

  • birthday celebrations via dinner, ocean park and a champagne-fueled brunch followed by harbourside sunshine drinking (very spoiled)

Feb included:

  • helping two sets of friends move house (seems to be the trend)

  • 5 amazing days away at a huge place on Lamma with friends, beaches, BBQ, rooftop sunsets, wine and walks. It was the most “on holiday” I have felt since I last left HK

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