3 posts tagged “darcy”
Another great day. Wednesday was all about modes of transportation. We took a cab down to the ferry, a catamaran to Lantau Island, a wild and scary bus ride to 2500 feet in the mountains to see the giant Buddha. The photos should be posted shortly, but it was a day in the clouds at a very sacred spot. The trip back to Hong Kong was less traditional, although no less harrowing. We jumped on what appeared to be a little cable car ride over the mountain. To be honest, it was insanely cool and insanely scary. I truly belive we were well over 1000 feet above the valley at one point, rocking in 40 mile per hour winds. What a life experience. Darcy shut her eyes most of the time. Once back on terra firma, we jumped on the subway for the trip back to Central and a cab ride home. The kids counted five different modes of getting us from point A to B (and C, D & E).
We have hit a little bump in the road with the next installments of our movies. Kat’s is nearly done, and August & Naveed have their masterpieces ready for editing. This afternoon the transformer we use to convert the power here from 220 to 110 appears to have failed. Well at least it really smelled like it failed. We are giving it a rest for a bit to see if it comes back to life. We will keep you posted on our electrical challenges.
OK, here is the last one before we heard out for Hong Kong. This one will not set the high water mark for video quality… looks more like a late night inquisition under a bare lightbulb. But it is the last minute activity anyone goes through before you leave on a journey. You pack. Only for us we are packing for six.
The more time I spend with Vox the more frustrated I am getting with the video playback. If the videos play really choppy (intermittent audio and uneven playback) all I can recommend is to click on the play triangle to start a clip, pause it, count 5 Mississippis, and then click on the play triangle again. For some reason it wants to play the file before it has buffered enough content to play smoothly. I am also trying smaller files to see if that helps. Sorry for the less than optimal media experience. I will figure it out.
OK… Here we go. Wish us luck.
As we get closer to our departure for Hong Kong, the kids get more excited. This weekend was our last opportunity to shop for all that we will need for the trip. The MoKels have no idea what is in store for us, and frankly, the Pacton family has no idea either. At least we will come bearing gifts.
On a side note, Tamara,,, these are not your gifts. Really. We promise.
