We are still in Hong Kong for another week. Sadly, the lovely Nina came down hard with some sort of viral affliction about eight days or so ago — it was acute enough at first that we ended up in the ER for most of the 11th — and has been laid up in bed, full of medicaments prescribed by Dr. Siu, a local physician (and a very likable and competent fellow). We’ve been staying in a rented apartment here in Discovery Bay, a few blocks from where our daughter, her husband, and our three young grandsons live, and I’ve mostly been here looking after Nina, reading, and getting in lots of music practice (given the length of this trip, I wisely brought along a nifty little stowable guitar).
On a happier note, our family had something to celebrate this week: our daughter will be taking over in the fall as the principal of a prominent private school here in Hong Kong. We’re very proud of her.
It’s been mighty strange being so far away for so long while so much has been going on back home. It will be good also to leave the tropics (where I don’t belong at all) and get back to the clean air and water of the Outer Cape, and to the bracing chill of a maritime New England winter. Can’t wait.
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I’m very sorry about your wife, Malcolm; I hope she gets better soon.
Thank you, Jason.