November has been a real pleasure in Hong Kong this year. After record temperatures in October, yesterday was a glorious day with
blue skies and a slight breeze in the air. A perfect day to go hiking, and hiking we did! What most people don't know is that beyond the concrete jungle of the city, there are green forests and hills that twist and turn through streams, waterfalls, and reservoirs. We went with friends YK and Tomoe and did Stage 5 of the Hong Kong Trail, a difficult 'experienced hiker trail' followed by 'easy rambling' on Stage 6.
The 3 hour walk took us past Jardine's Lookout (impressive view of the city below), Mount Butler (an exhausting vertical hike up to the peak but well worth it for the 360 panoramic view) and around the Tai Tak reservoir (gorgeous acqua marine colour with little fish, big GOLD fish and even a turtle!)
We came upon a secret little natural rock pool that was fed by a gushing waterfall. You literally didn't feel like you were on Hong Kong Island, it was just stunning. I quickly decided i wanted to get in - how often does a chance like this come up? After such a hot and strenuous hike, we deserved to cool off too.
We ended our perfect day with a delicious meal at Stanley Beach. The boys had their "Huge Beers" to wash everything down, see pic, and after a quickee stop at Hagan-Das to replenish our lost calories from the day, we headed back home to carve our pumpkin. Matt's idea was to do a Canada flag and it turned out very well indeed!
November has been a real pleasure in Hong Kong this year. After record temperatures in October, yesterday was a glorious day with blue skies and a slight breeze in the air. A perfect day to go hiking, and hiking we did! What most people don't know is that beyond the concrete jungle of the city, there are green forests and hills that twist and turn through streams, waterfalls, and reservoirs. We went with friends YK and Tomoe and did Stage 5 of the Hong Kong Trail, a difficult 'experienced hiker trail' followed by 'easy rambling' on Stage 6.
The 3 hour walk took us past Jardine's Lookout (impressive view of the city below), Mount Butler (an exhausting vertical hike up to the peak but well worth it for the 360 panoramic view) and around the Tai Tak reservoir (gorgeous acqua marine colour with little fish, big GOLD fish and even a turtle!) 
We came upon a secret little natural rock pool that was fed by a gushing waterfall. You literally didn't feel like you were on Hong Kong Island, it was just stunning. I quickly decided i wanted to get in - how often does a chance like this come up? After such a hot and strenuous hike, we deserved to cool off too.
We ended our perfect day with a delicious meal at Stanley Beach. The boys had their "Huge Beers" to wash everything down, see pic, and after a quickee stop at Hagan-Das to replenish our lost calories from the day, we headed back home to carve our pumpkin. Matt's idea was to do a Canada flag and it turned out very well indeed!
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