Sai Kung Penninsula Camping Trip



Last weekend, a group of us took to the wilderness of Hong Kong and explored an area known as the Sai Kung Penninsula.  We went as far as the taxi could take us and from then on out it was hiking through tiny villages and abandoned buildings.  It was actually a concrete trail so it wasn't terrible, although the path was virtually vertical and it was hot and sunny.  After about three hours of hiking and taking breaks, we came to level ground and meadows.  About five minutes later I could feel the breeze and the old familiar sound of waves.  The landscape was amazing, something you see in a magazine.  What was even more amazing was the amount of people on the beach.  Including us there was about twelve people on the beach, we were a group of 10 or so.  It was our own secluded paradise.  Thinking ahead I had dressed with my swimming trunks underneath my shorts, so I could immediately strip and jump in the water.  However, it was more tiptoeing than jumping since the water was still rather cold.  But you got used to it and the view from the water towards the land is even better.  After the initial shock of being here, reality set in and we realized we needed some tents, sleeping bags, and in my case, food.  We headed over to a restaurant that rented out everything we needed and had food, which was ridiculously over priced but I was starving and hardly brought anything. 

Pitchin' Some Tents

We went back, made camp and decided to rent a surfboard as well.  They were pretty low grade and really heavy.  We rented them for 2 hours but they only got about 40 minutes of use, out of exhaustion and dropping temperatures.  It was getting late and the sun was dissappearing behind a mountain.  It was campfire time.  On the way in we had gathered some firewood and stocked up on plenty.  A lot of people brought some food to cook over the fire like hot dogs and what not.  It was a very great experience me and Frank had a beer on the beach which basically completed the night.



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Ham Tin Wan Beach



Sleeping was rough, which made the hike back even rougher.  This time around it took us much longer since we were all very tired still so we took a lot of breaks.  We stopped at this nice little restaurant and we all had some ice cream and took notice of the extrememly luxurious yachts anchored out in the water.  City dwellers usually come here during the weekend to relax and be away from all the madness of Hong Kong.  We eventually found our way to the bus stop which is actually closer to us than where we were dropped off at. I liked this.  We happily boarded and I hardly remember the rest of the trip because I was so tired, everything was on auto-pilot to get Clayton back, showered, and in bed.

We did, however, miss BK Sunday. But it was worth it.