Hiking in Hong Kong

For all of you complaining about the lack of photos. Here is a slightly better picture of Paul and me.

We have been running and hiking more since the Christmas holiday. This is a photo from a trail around the old battery in Hong Kong. The guns were put up at a lookout to protect the island. From there the trail winds around to the Peak.

The view behind us is Central the main business district on Hong Kong island.

Christmas in Arizona

No Christmas celebration can be complete without a giant inflatable Spongebob. This year the Austin clan went out to Yuma, Arizona to celebrate Christmas. Every year during the holidays the street that my grandparents live on is transformed from Vista Lane to Candy Cane Lane. Every house decorates just after Thanksgiving and then the cars start to trickle in. On Christmas Eve, police are needed to keep the flow of cars going.

Elliotts, Austins and Nelsons plus Medha, a French foreign exchange student.

This year marked the 45th year of Candy Cane Lane!