Couple's Outing - Kadoorie Farm and 10,000 Buddhas

Saturday - and we had a senior day out planned. We checked with the observatory and it said, showers until 9am, then scattered showers until noon, then very scattered showers all afternoon. So we made an executive decision - to go for it. And as soon as we decided to go, it opened up and rained. But too bad - we're going!

There were 10 of us, Baldwins, Newells, Woolseys, Benchs, and Jacksons. We bused to Yuen Long, then to Kadoorie Farms. When we got there the good news was that none of us had to pay to get in (age has its privileges), but the bad news was that the shuttle bus was not running. Too many downed branches in the road after the typhoon, but we could walk anywhere we wanted. It was raining lightly, but what the heck, so off we went.

It sprinkled a little but the temperature was great. We hiked up hill to the Butterfly Garden. Then walked down hill just a little and took the Rainbow Trail back down. It promised waterfalls, pagodas, and great scenery. And it was just that.

We all had a wonderful time. The steps were a little slippery and there were branches down on all the trails and steps, but it didn’t stop us. We had a great time and all OD’ed on pictures.

Then back on the bus to Tai Po Market, and had lunch at McDonalds. "Crew" (our friend with the English accent) was there and we all had a great time joking with him.

The Newells and Benchs decided that they had to get back, so they parted ways with us when we got to Sha Tin. They caught a bus home and we hiked up to 10,000 Buddhas.

By this time the skies were blue and we got some "prize winning" shots. It even got hot and sweaty on the way up. We went up one way, and came down another, grabbed some water and were ready to catch the bus home, when the Newells called and told us that it took them 2 hours to get home, the traffic was terrible. So a quick change of plans and we took the MTR home.

Elder Baldwin wears a pedometer and tries to get in 10,000 steps every day. By the time we got home he had 17,000, and everyone of us felt it.

A quick stop at the grocery store, then home where we just took it easy.


The skies looked a little scary this morning, but the day turned out great, and we all had a wonderful time.

Now we have to take a return trip so we can ride the shuttlebus to the really far out places. But we will save that for another day!

P.S. Two days later the mosquito bites appeared! We must have fed the entire population! Next time we have to remember the rules, long sleeves, long pants, and deet!