Hidden in plain sight.

I like flowers have you noticed.

Our outdoor swimming pool stays open until the 21st of November, so I have promised Peter I will try and take him every day until then. It's the best time of year for swimming. The water is cool and refreshing, unlike the overheated bath tub we try and swim in during the summer season. We both actually hate that. Plus, amazingly to me, nowadays most people find it too cold, so we either get the whole pool to ourselves or share it just with a couple of other like minded people. As every day is taken up with swimming, I have put hiking and exploring largely on hold until the pool closes down.

Peter enjoying the pool.

Me enjoying the pool.

We did meet up with our friend, Bonnie, for dinner in 22 Degrees North on Wednesday. This is easily the best restaurant in Discovery Bay. It is run by a Belgian man and we were really sad to discover it is going to close down at the end of this month. What a shame! It will be the third restaurant to go here recently. McSorley's and Hemingway's have already gone. I think a lot of restaurants and bars lost a lot of money during COVID and although things are now nearer normal, many owners understandably don't want to continue. We will try and go once or twice more before it shuts.

We had a very lovely meal, though we were not pleased that Happy Hour ended an hour earlier than usual. Oh well at least we know now. We will come earlier next time.

Peter had his usual beer battered fish and chips. Bonnie had a chicken dish that she said was excellent and I had tuna steak with fries and freshly cooked vegetables. It was really delicious.

Count down to the end in 22 Degrees North.

Peter with his fish and chips.

Bonnie enjoying her meal.

I did do one very short bit of exploring yesterday, in addition to going swimming. For a month or more, every time I take the bus to the MTR in Sunny Bay, I pass by the most amazing flowering trees. They are almost inaccessible on the edge of a busy road and in front of a sewerage plant. I reckon most people on the bus are so busy looking at their phones, they don't even notice them as they pass by. Every time I pass them, I think I should go there and photograph them and yesterday I finally did.

To do so, I got on the Sunny Bay bus and got off just after the tunnel. I then had to walk along the edge of the busy road. In some parts there was a cleared paths. In other parts, I had to wade through the long grass. Later I found I was covered everywhere in sharp little seeds that had attached themselves to me. My least favourite part was the very short way when I had to actually walk on the road. Anyway, it was worth it. The trees were amazing. I am not entirely sure what they are. Some of them could be a species of bauhinia perhaps. Whatever they are, they are amazingly beautiful.

Gorgeous.

Lovely flowers.

Gorgeous Pink Flowers.

So Lovely.

Gorgeous Pink Flowers.

These do look like Bauhinias.

These do look like Bauhinias.

This flower was my personal favourite.

Amazingly lovely.

Flowers spread across the ground.

Lovely.

Beautiful.

This is back in Discovery Bay and these are definitely Bauhinias.