My last few days in Nigeria were great. I spent the rest of my days there exploring Lagos. By end of my trip I was giving directions to the Nigerians on how to get around in their own city. I spent some time in the markets, which I thought were great fun. I loved how many people were all around & the hustle bustle in the market. We used the public transport for most of the trip, some of the drivers were impressed with my ability to say good morning & thank you in their tribal language. I also enjoyed Guinness' Foreign Extra beer, some good stuff! It was a good couple days of spending time with m friends in Lagos.and just havin fun getting to know the Nigerian way of life. While there I was also able to get my Chinese visa. So I now finally have all of my visas for this trip. Which is such a relief.

From Lagos I flew to Hong Kong. Here I met up with two of my friends Peter & Corin and stayed with them. Hong Kong is a great city, the infrastructure it has set up for pedestrians and within the city is great. There is even a couple streets where you can take escalators and travelators to go across half the city. It is now officially apart of China, but it is a modern, thriving major world city. I hear that it is completely different than China, and believe that whole heartedly. I can not wait to go see what China is all about.

The first couple days here it rained, which apparently is uncommon for Hong Kong this time of the year. Thankfully the last two days were not too bad. My first day here I went up a gondola to the largest Buddha & monastery, which is supposed to have a great view of the mountains and hills that make up parts of Hong Kong. It was a great ride & I could see how there was probably a great view, but I mostly just saw clouds & rain. :)

Thankfully yesterday, my last full day in Hong Kong, the sun came out to welcome me. Pete, Corin & I headed out on a ferry to Lama Island. This small island used to be a hippie island and I suppose it probably still is. Although the Hong Kong government was tired of the hippies and got upset with them. In an act to show their control the Hong Kong government put a huge power plant right on the island where there are now very tall smoke stacks that can be seen from most sides of the island. Other than the big nasty power plant, the island is quite nice. We walked from one side to the other and enjoyed a large Chinese lunch & a few beers.

I am currently sitting in the airport about to head north to Shanghai. I have really enjoyed my time here in Hong Kong & am looking forward to spending some time in China.

~Laugh & Love Life~