The weather was so fine and perfect for hiking. There were eight of us who enjoyed the walk along HK Trail and Wilson Trail #2, and also the afternoon tea at McDonald. Glad to see some new faces too.
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Hiking logs 1999
Hiking trip 99#1: Sun Jan 3, Tung Lung Island 3km (should
be a pretty relax walk) (Dominic, Vanessa, Amy, Candy, Keith, Elaine, Albert,
Melvina, Lilly, Jackie Y.)
Please meet at 10:30am SHARP at the ground level of exit A of Sai Wan
Ho MTR station, we shall walk from the MTR station to the pier and the
last ferry for Tung Lung Island leaves at 11:00am. There are 4 return ferries
at around 1pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm.
Places of interests: Tung Lung Fort, Nam Tong and Rock Carving.
Even though the guide book mentions there is a restaurant , I'd advice
everyone to bring plenty of snacks and drinks. And I'd bring a kite.
Hiking trip 99#2: Sun Jan 10, Pofulam Reservoir to Aberdeen;
6km 2hrs; gentle walk (Dominic, Cherry C., Amy)
Meet at 1pm (after lunch) at Light Motor Bus station #22, which is
next to City Hall, Central and Star Ferry.
What else? The usual, guaranteed beautiful view or I'd not pick this
route. Bring some drink and snack.
Estimate time of arrival to Aberdeen 3:30pm, we can have afternoon
tea there before heading back to central.
Hiking trip 99#3: Sunday 24 Jan, Ping Shan heritage trail in Yuen
Long; light walk; 2 hrs (Dominic, Joyce + Joyce, Cherry C., Jackie
Y. Lilly, Janice + husband, Albert)
Meeting time and place: 2pm Tuen Mun or Yuen Long (more specific location
and how to get there to be determined later)
Bring snacks and drinks. Please reply by Sat 23 Jan.
Jackie wrote:
"Along the walk are ancestrial halls, temples, traditional schools
and a
pagoda, the only one in Hong Kong. I guess few people have been
there
before so it's worth a look. It's going to involve very light
walking
around the Ping Shan villages, two hours at the most I'd say.
We can meet
at either Tuen Mun or Yuen Long, then take an LRT (also part of the
day's programme!). Yuen Long may be easier with Route 3, I reckon."
Hiking trip 99#4: Sun Jan 31 1pm War memorial on Wong Nai Chung
Gap to Repulse bay via Tai Tam reservoir (3hrs including transport)
(Dominic, Amy, Jackie L., Jessica, Anna, Mei)
Meeting at Heng Sang bank Causeway bay MTR station (Sogo side, NOT
Times Square side).
Gorgeous countryside and splendid views.
Bring snacks and drinks
Hiking trip #5 Sat Feb 20 2pm: To Shek O via Dragon's back and
Tai Long Wan, Hang Seng Bank, Shaukeiwan MTR station (Dominic,
Paola, Lisa, Vanessa, Christine, Vicky, Albert, Lilly, Amy, Tony, Nadine,
May+1)
Details: 10km, ~2 1/2 hours, very gentle walk. From To Tei Wan, through
Dragon's back to Tai Tam Gap, take a look at the
Rock Carving before heading to Shek O for lunch. Beautiful views guaranteed.
Please bring some snacks and water with you.
Dinner at 'Black Sheep' restaurant.
Hiking trip 99#6 Feb 27 Pokfulum reservoir to The Peak: (Dominic, Deborah, Jackie Y + 1, Lilly, Amy, Vivian, Philip, Queenie)
Hiking trip 99#7 Saturday March 6 1:20pm Mui Wo (Lantau Island) to Pui O suggested by Matthew Aujla (Dominic, Matthew, Albert, Candy, Monica)
Hiking trip 99#8 Saturday March 13 1:30pm: Wilson trail #2 Parker
Hill (Quarry Bay) to Parkview (Dominic, Derek, Cynthia, Vivian,
Philip)
Difficulty:2 out of 3; 6.5km; 1.5 hrs, it's a rather short walk, I
suggest we slow down and spend more time admiring the views.
Hiking trip 99#9: Saturday April 10 1:20pm Lamma Island
-- Suggested by Jackie Yip (Dominic, Winston, Karen M.)
Meet at 1:20pm at the outer-island ferry pier in Central. **Ferry leaves
at 1:30pm**
Sok Kwu Wan-Mo Tak Village-Shek Pai Wan-Sham Wan
From Jackie:
We'll take a ferry to Sok Kwu Wan from Central. On arriving we'll
take
a clockwise route around the south-eastern coast of Lamma, starting
from
Sok Kwu Wan. It starts with a flat coastal walk to the village
of Mo
Tak, and a small but lovely beach at Mo Tak Wan. Behind the fung
shui
wood and the old Mo Tak village we'll turn south to Shek Pai Wan which
is another beach, bigger and lined with boulders. We'll get uphill
and
make our way back to Sok Kwu Wan after the beach. Mid-way up
the hill
you'll find a panoramic view of south Lamma - the largely unexplored
land. Aberdeen can be located at a distance, but the hustle and bustle
of city life seems too remote to bother you now.
The path is concrete-paved and easy. The whole walk takes about 2 hours,
or more if we stop for leisure strolls on the beach. If there's
crave
for more walking after Shek Pai Wan, we can take a cryptic footpath
(which I havn't located yet) down the beach of Sham Wan, the loviest
of
all Lamma beaches, and the only beach where green turtle was seen to
be
breeding. This will take another half an hour.
Hiking trip 99#10 Saturday April 17 2pm Lung Fu Shan suggested
by Jackie Yip (Dominic, Jackie Y., Simone, Karen Y.)
Meeting at the bus stop for minibus no.2, near the HMS Tamar (same
place as no.1 bus going to the Peak).
AN EXPEDITION TO THE PIRATE LAND
This path was said to be used by Cheung Po Tsai the bandit king.
Whether this
is true or not I don't know. The path starts from Old Peak Road.
It encircles
the Victoria Peak and then turn into Po Shan Road. At Lung Fu
Shan it gets
around the disused battery, and finally joins the Pokfulam Reservoir.
It was
said to be consisting of well shaded footpaths, with a good view of
the harbour
at the western end.
Hiking trip 99#11: Saturday April 24 Cape D'Aigular (Southern most part of HK Island) (Dominic, Jean)
Hiking trip 99#12 Saturday June 26: To Leung Ke beach, Sai
Kung, suggested by Mei Zhang and friends (Dominic, Irene, Mei Zhang
+ 5 other friends)
How was Leung Ke, Sai Kung? 8 people turned up, fine white sand and
clear warm water just made us want to stay there forever. It's really really
nice, you have to experience it yourself.
Hiking trip 99#13 Saturday July 24 **A Trip to Ng Tung Chai Waterfall**
in the Lam Tsuen valley (kindly suggested by Jackie Y.) (Dominic,
Irene, Monica, Jackie Y.+friend, May, Florence L., Annie)The entire route
will be SHADED (no sunburnt!). We'll go up to all four waterfalls, and
return by the same route.
Meeting at the ticket office of Tai Wo rail station at 1:15pm
How was hiking trip 99#13? 8 people turned up on a beautiful day and
it was good seeing some new faces! The path was mostly shaded which made
the hike that much more enjoyable. Nothing beats the feeling of resting
and relaxing by the three waterfalls on a cool summer day, okay okay, perhaps
sitting by the beach with a cold drink may score higher. A cold shower
after the hike was certainly refreshing.
Hiking trip 99#14 Sunday Oct 10 Tung Peng Chau, 8:30am
Difficulty: 1 (very easy, on a scale of 1-5)
Meeting time and place: **8:30am** sharp at ticket office of rail station
"University" stop.
Boat leaves from 'Ma Liu shui' pier at 9am HK$70 for a round trip ticket.
Boat leaves from Tung Peng Chau at 4:30pm.
Bring plenty of drinks, we shall do a round trip along the coast line
of Tung Peng Chau. Jackie informed me that there are some stores which
provide hot noodles on the weekends.
How was it? 6 people turned up on a lovely Sunday, the boat ride was
about 1 1/2 hours each way. Tung Peng Chau is an interesting small island
known for its sediment rock formation which looks like multi-layer cake.
The view was beautiful, the hike was a good exercise and nothing beats
the install noodle with egg and ham served by the beach.
Hiking trip 99#15: Sunday 21 Nov, Tai Long Sai Wan, Sai Kung
Meeting at 1pm (after lunch) Choi Hong MTR station (Heng Seng Bank),
hiking time ~2hrs + rest time. Beautiful beach and waterfall views guaranteed.
Hiking trip 99#16 Sunday 19 December: French Int'l school via Jardine's
Lookout and Mount Butler to Taikoo Shing
The weather was so fine and perfect for hiking. There were eight of us who enjoyed
the walk along HK Trail and Wilson Trail #2, and also the afternoon tea at McDonald.
Glad to see some new faces too.
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