I have just landed in Hong Kong after a week of HR meetings just outside of London, UK. I stayed in a fascinating old manor, the Oatlands Park Hotel, that was originally a moated castle built by King Henry the 8th for one of his wives. Reportedly, the place was built at great expense, night and day over two years, while the King awaited marriage to his bride-to-be. Problem was, he never met the woman, only saw paintings and sketches provided by various representatives. The day came when they met at Oatlands, and King Henry was so disappointed he immediately started looking for another bride and refused to ever return to Oatlands. Since then the place has been re-purposed, demolished, re-built, burned down, re-built, used as a hospital during WW1 and now a hotel. Luckily, in 600+ years one of the original buildings still remains. Reportedly room 1313 is haunted. Overall it’s a beautiful place with an abundance of charm.

I slept almost all the way home of the 11 hour flight. Tonight, I hope to sleep some more. I am not going to say that I’m exhausted because everyone seems to already know that. As a general update – this week was the last week of school for the kids and I missed that. Wonderful Tess sent me pictures of the kids with their teachers. We’ve decided to stay in Hong Kong for the summer. This week I officially cancelled our flights back. Therefore, it’s sailing, surf camps, swimming and hikes for everyone.