Today, I'll start walking along the coast of Hong Kong Island, and see how far I'll get!
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Made it to Deepwater Bay in the South of Hong Kong Island, the first beach I've seen here. Time for a break!
Tin Hau Temple, which is dedicated to a Chinese sea goddess.
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"Don't toot!" 😬
@blinry @missbullitt "End it"
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Tin Hau Temple, which is dedicated to a Chinese sea goddess.
The map I'm following for the "around-the-island trail" denotes a couple of "safe deviations". So far, they seemed to lead around construction sites, for example, and once, to avoid a locked gate (which I realized too late, and which caused me a ~2 km detour. 🤦
But for this one, I'm glad that I didn't follow the deviation, and instead followed the shore!
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The map I'm following for the "around-the-island trail" denotes a couple of "safe deviations". So far, they seemed to lead around construction sites, for example, and once, to avoid a locked gate (which I realized too late, and which caused me a ~2 km detour. 🤦
But for this one, I'm glad that I didn't follow the deviation, and instead followed the shore!
It seemed like a bit of a gamble: Following the shore could be a really pretty and interesting path (instead of walking along a street).
On the other hand, the path could be impassable, or dangerous.
I also (again) realized too late that the official route would go another way, so it would've cost me time to turn around. I decided to see how far I'd get!
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It seemed like a bit of a gamble: Following the shore could be a really pretty and interesting path (instead of walking along a street).
On the other hand, the path could be impassable, or dangerous.
I also (again) realized too late that the official route would go another way, so it would've cost me time to turn around. I decided to see how far I'd get!
It quickly turned out that it would be an uphill hike. The first few steps were still made from concrete...
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It quickly turned out that it would be an uphill hike. The first few steps were still made from concrete...
...but the stairs quickly turned into a somewhat crumbly (but safely walkable) situation.
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...but the stairs quickly turned into a somewhat crumbly (but safely walkable) situation.
So I followed this path up for maybe 20 minutes. At ~22 °C, I was sweating a lot!
A mid-forest crossroads had this beautiful way of marking the different directions!
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So I followed this path up for maybe 20 minutes. At ~22 °C, I was sweating a lot!
A mid-forest crossroads had this beautiful way of marking the different directions!
At one point, I met two people hiking downhill, which gave me a feeling or relief: I would be able to get through there *somewhere*!
Eventually, the view opened up, and revealed the Stanley Peninsula!
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At one point, I met two people hiking downhill, which gave me a feeling or relief: I would be able to get through there *somewhere*!
Eventually, the view opened up, and revealed the Stanley Peninsula!
I continued on that path, and reached a concrete street again, that led to a water reservoir on the top of the mountain.
That was a neat little sub-adventure! :D
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I continued on that path, and reached a concrete street again, that led to a water reservoir on the top of the mountain.
That was a neat little sub-adventure! :D
@blinry thanks for taking us with you !
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The map I'm following for the "around-the-island trail" denotes a couple of "safe deviations". So far, they seemed to lead around construction sites, for example, and once, to avoid a locked gate (which I realized too late, and which caused me a ~2 km detour. 🤦
But for this one, I'm glad that I didn't follow the deviation, and instead followed the shore!
@blinry Ah, got it. 魔爪石 is in Hong Kong.
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I continued on that path, and reached a concrete street again, that led to a water reservoir on the top of the mountain.
That was a neat little sub-adventure! :D
@blinry thank you for taking us with you, I really love HK!
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I continued on that path, and reached a concrete street again, that led to a water reservoir on the top of the mountain.
That was a neat little sub-adventure! :D
Made it to Stanley!
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Made it to Stanley!
And just as I was considering my next steps, *these* folks turn up! :'D @robbi5 @ubahnverleih
We had joked about playing "tag" (and I was carrying an AirTag), but I hadn't *actually* expected to be hunted across the island! xD
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Made it to Stanley!
@blinry Lovely photo
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And just as I was considering my next steps, *these* folks turn up! :'D @robbi5 @ubahnverleih
We had joked about playing "tag" (and I was carrying an AirTag), but I hadn't *actually* expected to be hunted across the island! xD
We're continuing the hike together, following a water collection canal.
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We're continuing the hike together, following a water collection canal.
The canal continued curving along, and finally ended in a water reservoir. That was a very pleasant, relatively flat path!
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The trees are working really hard at reclaiming the city here!
@blinry 🌳💚😍 and thank you for taking us along through that pretty landscape!
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The canal continued curving along, and finally ended in a water reservoir. That was a very pleasant, relatively flat path!
@blinry Reminds me on "Wale" und "Walwege" in Trentino, Italy.
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The canal continued curving along, and finally ended in a water reservoir. That was a very pleasant, relatively flat path!
We entered peaceful bay, and found this bike graveyard close to a settlement. One person seemed very surprised that three foreigners would pass through here.
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