We headed down to Causeway Bay for some dinner at the Outback Steakhouse on Hong Kong Island and it was great! Click on the picture of the Outback sign I took outside the restaurant for more photos or our evening.

I’ve been so busy with studies and training, that I had one afternoon to go out, relax, and get away from the “biosphere” training center. Laura and I had a hankerin’ for some good food from the USA and since we hadn’t had steak in a long time, we found an Outback Steakhouse. It was eerie how similar it was to the ones back home. There were so many similarities: the wood steps and flooring, the Australian memorabilia, low hanging lights over the booths, the dark bread and butter, and even the same music. If we didn’t look outside, we would swear we were back in Texas or Ohio.

The steak was awesome and so was the blossom. The meal cost almost twice what it would have back home, but I guess there is a premium price for good food from the USA here in Hong Kong. It was good to get out and walk around. We took the blue line to the Causeway Bay stop and then after dinner, because we wanted to walk and sight see, we walked down to the next MTR stop, about a half mile down. The streets bustled with people, double-decker busses and taxis raced around, and old, narrow, open roofed, double-decker trolleys rolled down the center of Hennessy St. There are several Outbacks here and we ate at the one on Hong Kong Island.

Laura will be trying to head home in the next few days, but it looks like all the flights are full. Typhoon Nuri, that passed through Hong Kong last week, cancelled lots of flights and has caused havoc at the airport. Nuri caused lots of damage, with trees falling across roads and closing the airport. Nuri was a level nine, second strongest, from level 10, and there hasn’t been a level nine since 2003. With summertime in Hong Kong, the threat of typhoons seem to loom over the city every day.

I sure am going to miss Laura when she heads back to Ohio, so I’m trying to soak up as much of her as I can before she makes like a tree and leaves. Tomorrow night, we plan to eat on the top floor of the hotel we are staying in, which provides a great view of the area. As for Laura, she’s enjoyed her time here, and with the travels, seeing a new city, sleeping in, taking it easy, and being off of work, I can honestly say that she isn’t ready to leave. As all good things come to an end, she’ll be headed back soon, but a few weeks after that, I too, will hopefully be on my way back as well.

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