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We came home to Hong Kong to rainy weather and a typhoon warning. The typhoon failed to materialize, but the root beer float party was postponed. Fortunately, Tuesday was a public holiday and sunny – a perfect combination! The party was thrown by Jennifer, who lives on Lamma and whose father runs a soda pop company in Pennsylvania. These were serious root beer floats, with six flavors of root beer to choose from, and complete with whipped cream, sprinkles, a wafer and, of course, a cherry on top.

We met up with Hilda, Colin and Tara last night to celebrate the mid-autumn festival, the second-biggest Chinese Holiday. Originally a harvest festival, now it is a time for friends and families to exchange mooncakes (which, like fruitcake, nobody seems to actually eat) and a chance for children to stay up late at night carrying lanterns. We bought Zoe a beautiful lantern, but she slept through all the festivities.

On Lamma, the action takes place on Hung Shing Yeh beach. The beach is full of families and their lights. Safer light sticks have replaced the traditional lanterns for the most part.