Sai Kung
I went hiking yesterday with the Yip sisters. I couldn't remember the last time I had been out of a city setting, so the fresh air was welcomed. After a 90 minute trip out into the New Territories, we found what we thought was our trail and set off. I am just now realizing that we were on a completely different part of the trail than we thought.
Our hike was expected to be along a nice beach for a few hours, but instead we climed up and down four mountians over 11km and ascended up 400m to a peak. There were stairs along the steep parts, but they almost made it worse on my ageing knees.
Our trail ended in a great fishing village, Sai Kung. Its quite touristy, but for a reason. Along the docks there are plenty of restaurants that put their fresh catches into large tanks. When you're ready to eat, you walk over and point out what your craving. Then, the chef prepares your 'catch' however you like. The three of us easily put away a 6lb. fish, two crabs and a pound of shrimp.
All in all, the views were terrific and the setting serene. Our dinner was fantastic too. It felt great to get out of the city and hopefully I'll find some time to do some more treks.
2 comments:
Alex,
Your blog is my favorite of all the blogs I read. Nothing excites me more than seeing you are updating us on your life. Hilarious almost every time. I would love to be living there, but I look forward to you being stateside in the future. God bless bro.
Michael "pheeeesh" Goodwin
As usual, I agree w/ pheeeeeesh. I'm doing a little hiking of my own soon. Reynold and I are heading to NorCal to the Trinity Alps Wilderness for some backpacking for a week. A little post-Houston, pre-Turkey trip, if you will.
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