Our time in Hong Kong coincided with the start of the monsoon season and the skies were gray nearly our entire time there, further encouraging the Hong Kongers to stay inside their warm and well-lit malls. But we wanted to venture outside the comfortable consumer bubble and do some hiking. Looking at Weather.com we were told Wednesday would be “partly cloudy,” a big improvement from the “entirely cloudy” we’d been experiencing.
Hopping a bus to the south side of Hong Kong island, we planned a day of climbing the Dragon’s Back Trail, a hike that boasts spectacular views of beaches and bamboo forests and sonorous bird songs. We’ll have to take the guide book’s word for it though because “partly cloudy” turned out to be “rain with impenetrable fog.”
However, the rain did let up long enough for us to make our way down to Shek O beach where we picnicked on the rocks while local fisherman dipped their hooks into the heaving sea. Only a few miles from Hong Kong’s down town, it was great to get out of the city and feel a bit of solitude, if only for an afternoon.
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- Bay near Shek O
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- An old man and the sea
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- A Stepho and her rock
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- Toes, rocks and water
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- We ate olives, tomatoes, cheese and wine
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- Whatever the fishermens brings
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- Shek O rock scramble
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- Close to the drink
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- Blue bridge
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- “Partly cloudy”
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- Bamboozled steps
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- The view
