Crazy Guy in Hong Kong
Posted on Nov 16, 2009 under Travel | No CommentWhile in Hong Kong, I enjoyed a mostly relaxing time catching up with ‘Survivor’ clips, the latest DVD release of ‘House of Fury’ and eating mango cakes with yogurt. A typhoon is approaching Hong Kong and all the red danger flags have risen. Not a great time to be in Hong Kong, but I do get a chance to catch up on my favorite shows. My travel partner thought this typhoon was perfect, he’s body surfing at Big Wave Bay. Crazy guy.
We were staying at one of the best 5 star hotels Hong Kong has to offer, so I’m sure they didn’t appreciate him tromping through the lobby all dripping wet. He was still dripping wet when he entered our room! I told him to dry off. He told me that the intermittent rain pounded him as the wind whipped up the waves. He caught a few good waves then headed back to the hotel. After he cleaned up we went out for ice cream. He said there’s nothing better than ice cream after body surfing. Crazy guy.
While eating ice cream he reminisced about climbing K2 and a few other 8,000 meter peaks. I on the other hand can not reminisce, I get altitude sickness right at 7500 meters. No matter how much physical shape I’m in, my body refuses to go any higher. Maybe that’s why I like to watch ‘Survivor’ so much, I like to see other people accomplish something. My travel partner was here in Hong Kong on official business and that was over with yesterday, so he’s heading back to Martha’s Vineyard. While I want to stay here one more week.
My business visa was rejected due to the fact that I don’t have a sponsor. So, I quickly applied for another tourist visa. I hope to hook-up with him at Martha’s Vineyard, but who’s to say if I’ll ever see him again. As you know, he’s a crazy guy.
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