"Check this out!"

Saturday the IO (international office) took the exchange students on a trip to Sai Kung. We took the shuttle to the Sai Kung Pier and met our guides: Tony & "the very quiet side-kick". We all got onto a boat and traveled to the Yim Tin Tsai Village about 30 minutes away.
The village is abandoned, but is a tourist spot because of the once rich salt fields. It was interesting to see all the buildings full of furniture but uninhabited.
It was funny to follow Tony around. He is a lover of nature, especially trees. I have never heard so many names of trees in my life!! He would always, no matter if we had walked 5 steps, take his pointer and say "check this out" (pointing dearingly to a green plant of sorts). If only I was a botonist....
All in all it was a great day of meeting new friends and sharing stories :-)

Tony explaining that this house was made of volcanic rock (he thinks).


The abandoned houses.


Salt Fields.




A cemetery in the hillside.


J and I at the highest point on the island gazing at the golf course that covers the island next to us.