Through the Mist: Hong Kong

By Jan Abbott

When Lily and Oscar visit their grandparents in Hong Kong for a holiday, they get more of an adventure than they bargained for. Join them on their fabulous journey aboard the mystical Chinese dragon, Yang, as they discover the history, geography and culture of this colourful country.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris AU
• Release date: Sep 30, 2013
• ISBN: 9781493107988

Jan Abbott

Jan Abbott lives with her husband in Hong Kong. They have 4 children, 5 grandchildren and counting. She is a retired teacher with a passion for children, travel and adventure and has had a life long interest in sport and fitness.

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Copyright © 2013 by Jan Abbott. 504429-ABBO

ISBN:      Softcover          978-1-4931-0797-1

                EBook               978-1-4931-0798-8

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Rev. date: 11/22/2013

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Hey Granny...look at that hill; it’s covered in mist! shouted Lily. She had just arrived in Hong Kong with her younger brother ,Oscar, to visit their grandparents and they were excitedly looking out of the huge window. It was all so different from home in England. Granny and Grandpa lived in a high-rise apartment, which overlooked the beautiful bay at Stanley and the sea was sparkling in the morning sunshine. It looked wonderful. Little fishing boats dotted the bay and there were many windsurfers darting across the water, but her gaze wandered back to the hill. The mist intrigued Lily. She knew they always had good adventures with Granny Jan and she couldn’t wait to get the first one in Hong Kong underway.

Granny Jan came out of the kitchen and put some toast, fruit and juice on the table. That hill’s called the Dragon’s Back. It’s a great hike to do so let’s have breakfast and we can go this morning if you like. It looks like a perfect day and I think the mist will clear before we get there. Perhaps we can have lunch in Shek O after the hike.

The children wolfed down their toast and juice and Oscar asked if he could take his banana with him. In truth, they were so excited that they just wanted to get out as quickly as possible. They stood by the door in anticipation whilst Granny insisted on preparing her backpack with sun screen, water bottles, snacks and waterproofs, just in case!

At last they climbed into the car. Oscar was amazed when Granny asked him to press a button; there was a whirring sound and suddenly the top of the car was disappearing. Lily felt herself shudder as goose bumps appeared on her arms. The adventure had started already and they hadn’t even set