Ponsonby Intermediate Hong Kong Exchange 2013

Parents if you would like a copy of the photos from Hong Kong send a memory stick to school in a named envelope/bag to me (Mr. Shadbolt) and I will copy them for you.

See you all in 12ish hours

Happy Birthday Cooper for yesterday - what a way to spend your 13th, at Ocean Park. Been on some of the most amazing rides and had heaps of fun. The Homestays were the official photographers so here is a taste of what we got up to.

Had a fantastic weekend in Macau. Almost lost a few lunches on the bumpy boat ride back to HK. Happy Birthday to Cooper tomorrow - a great day to spend at Ocean Park! Cannot believe there is only five days to go...but there still is so much more to do.

Happy birthday Henri! Spent the last two days at Macau. Went up the sky tower - almost pressured Mr Shadbolt to bungee off. Saw a fantastic Dragon Light Show. Went to the Venetian for some some High Street shopping. Had a delicious Chinese dinner and birthday cake. Spending today at the Science Museum before having a Portuguese lunch and then back to Hong Kong.

Just trying to find the child drop off point at the Galaxy Casino

We're up the Macau Tower right now

Our first day in Hong Kong

Hello loving mothers, fathers, granddads, grandmas, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunties etc etc. Just to let you know the cherubs are in bed after an extremely long day. They have had so much fun already, meet their home stays and went out for dinner. We have really been encouraging them to try and use their devices as little as possible so they can really embrace what it means to be in Hong Kong. This obviously goes two ways as we try an minimise potential homesickness. Today was exhausting, long, hot, SWEATY, exciting, new (and I can currently hear about 100 Chinese primary school children exercising in absolute glee outside the window at 9:30pm :s) I have been passing on the messages you have been sending to us - and they are quite happy to be receiving them this way. So please continue to send your love.

Made it!

After Jasper got held up for a compass in his bag we have made it to the gate! See ya later NZ!