Trip to Sai Kung (i)

Date of trip: 3 Sep 2006
Weather: Overcast, calm, humid
Location: Stage 2 of the MacLehose Trail, Sai Kung, Hong Kong
Duration: 3.5 hours (+ 0.5 hour break)
Score: 60 out of 100


If the weather is windy & dry, it is an easy trip, although over 90% of the Trail is paved road. Throughout the whole trip, I had about 40% of the Trail with scenery (I meant those scenes not only included green leaves).

Within 10 minutes from the starting point, I met the greatest reservoir in Hong Kong — High Island Reservoir. The view is only green in color, dark green on the hill, algal green in the water. Actually, the green color in water is the effect of real algae.


A great tortoise floating on the surface of the Reservoir!


Walk through the forests, valleys and streams, around 1 hour, it’s the first beach of our trip — Sai Wan (means West Bay in Chinese). Although people always said it’s a wavy beach, it’s still suitable for swimming. Or apart from swimming, you can choose sun-bathing to relax as well as camping to enjoy the environment.