..........and then we found one of the destroyes that formed part of the Carrier Battle Group. Or it found us. One of the two anyway.
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Mum, Dad and Kiki.
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This is some kind of Jet-Ferry. Amazingly fast. When you see it at dock, it sits low in the water, but when the engine starts and the jet kicks in it rises so all of the ferry is out of the water, and it actually sails along on ski's. Wierd. It also leaves a massive bow wake, which can catch you unawares, so when the Junk goes over it you get kicked up into the air. Very cool, unless you happen to be drinking from anything other than a can at that moment.
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My Dad and Stuart sitting on the bench at the front of the boat
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Then after lunch we went for a half hour walk up into the hills.
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For lunch as always we stopped at one of the many Islands that make up the SAR and have lunch in a restaurent.
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Just along a bit from the hotel in the post below is the budget version of the Disney Hotel that visitors can also stay in. Typical two-tier Disney.
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On our way out we passed by the site of Disneyland Hong Kong. You can only see one of the tips of sombody-or-others magic castle from the actual park, but the large pale building with the reddish roof is the Disney Hotel. In the post above you can see the budget version.
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Stuart looking chilled at the front of the boat on our way out of the harbour. Pic taken at about 10.50am, note the beer. Mine is just out of shot.
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This was about the closest we got (mums head at the bottom of the pic)
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A bit closer.....a bit closer.....a bit closer.........and then a patrol boat comes scooting towards you so you cant get any closer. Friendly tho' gave us a wave and a smile. No guns that we could see. Apart from the HUGE ones mounted on the deck. It was also at about this point that someone mentioned that a carrier battle group usually comprises of the aircraft carrier, some destroyers (spotted one later, see above), some supply boats and..............a couple of submarines. Which were probably monitoring us as we were approaching the carrier.
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The USS Kitty Hawk near HK
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Yay! Its another Junk Trip. G-Force approaches.............transmute!
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What a great job this man has.

Mum withe the boat pilot on the left and the lady who does everything else in the middle.
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Dancin' again

Aaaaaaaaaaannnnd there's dancing.
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Phil, Luth, Claire, Maureen, Steve.

Sitting at the table in the boat with a view of HK harbour in the background.
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Cluster of Folk

Group photo (about a third of them anyway)
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John & Kiki

John and Kiki.
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More people

John. Terry. Peter.
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Blank

Mandy and Kevin
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