We took the ferry across to Lamma island, which took around 30 minutes. We had excellent views of the skyscrapers looking back upwards the harbour. We got off at Yung Shue Wan, which is on the north west side of the island. Linda said that's the side with more going on, a bit more lively. You could take the ferry to Sok Kwu Wan, but there's not much around this part of the island. The weather couldn't have been better, it was a perfect day to be on the island.

The island is much larger than I expected it to be, well actually it's the third largest island in Hong Kong. We sailed past quite a bit of land to get to the port. As we arrived, we were greeted by Linda, who'd come to meet us at the docks. I was pleasantly surprised with the quaint little village. There were a few houses on stilts, and many fishing boats. There's a laid back feel and it's a world away from the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong. We wandered to a little restaurant along the waterfront and sat outside. We ordered drinks and a house speciality curry dish. When the food arrived it was served on a huge silver tin plate. There was certainly enough food to keep us going for the rest of the day. If we'd have come on a Sunday, they even serve roast dinners. However, by the time Sunday comes, we'll be home by then. We thoroughly enjoyed lunch and being beside the sea again.

After lunch, Linda showed us around parts of the island. As there are no cars on the island, you can just walk around the designated paths. The only vehicles allowed on here are VV's which are used to carry heavy loads. There are also lots of bicycles that people use to get around. We wandered around some of the local shops and they had nice organic health and food stores, cafés and other various little boutique shops, which were all lovely.

Then we wandered down to the beach, not power station beach, the best beach on the island. It wasn't too busy, but it was a day during the week we came over. Linda said it gets packed at the weekends as people come over from the main land to get away from the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong. Unfortunately we forgot our swimming gear, so couldn't take a dip in the sea, as much as we would have liked to! It was too hot to sit in the sun, so we sat in the shade for a while. We decided to get a cold drink at a posh hotel overlooking the beach. We grabbed some smoothies and sat in the shade for a well deserved drink.

After we left feeling refreshed, we got some water as we were making the ascent up the hill towards Linda's flat. It's about a 25 minute hike uphill to get there, but luckily for us, it's shaded by trees. It must have been spider season, as we saw loads of huge spiders casting their webs in the trees, along with many smaller ones. As we got on higher ground the views were progressively more stunning, and once at the top of the hill, we could see Hong Kong island. It's a lovely island, and I can see the appeal of living here. You wouldn't even think you were in Hong Kong.

When we arrived in Linda's flat, we had our first cup of tea in about 4 months, which was lovely. We also had some lush cheesecake, sausage rolls and champagne. We sat and relaxed for a few hours, taking in the beautiful views surrounding us. There were many boats and shipping tankers in the ocean, to the east, Hong Kong island appeared. We went up on to the balcony and watched the sky as the sun went down, it went a beautiful orange colour. As soon as the sun disappeared behind the clouds, we had to catch the kaido, it's a small boat which takes you back to the island. Then we caught the star ferry back to the main land. There are some of the best views of Hong Kong from here. The seven minute journey isn't long enough, I could have easily stayed on longer. But for now, it was good to get back to our pad and crash out for the night.