Saturday, May 16, Elder Halverson and I went to the Peak and started our hike on the Hong Kong Trail. Stage one starts at the peak and heads north around the peak and then west to the west end of the island. The day was cloudy and visibility wasn't good, but the temperatures weren't too hot and there was a fine breeze.
We are standing on the west point of Hong Kong Island. This picture was taken from an old pillbox that was used for defense purposes during World War II. Years ago without the haze, they could have seen the mainland easily from this point, as well as the South China sea.
Cyberport is a relatively new part of Hong Kong. The buildings are now and the place was named for the technology center that is here.
This is another shot taken toward Cyberport and the islands in the South China sea. We are looking south from the island.
We have walked around the west and southern ridges of the island and are approaching Aberdeen Harbor.
This is Aberdeen harbor. You can see the fishing junks in the harbor and it is a different view than the pictures we took while riding one of the junks in the same harbor a few months ago with the senior couples. This is also the end of stage two of the Hong Kong Trail. We started at about 8:30 a.m. at the Peak and finished in Aberdeen at 12:30.
Today Elder Halverson, Elder Bench and I decided to hike stages three and four of the Hong Kong Trail. It was raining lightly as we left the apartment. We caught the bus and went to Aberdeen and hiked to the trail where we finished last week. The day was heavily clouded and it rained almost the whole time we were out.
Stage three is heavily wooded and had beautiful scenes. I ruined this one but we were having a good time.
This is one of the many gorges that fills with water when it rains. Today it was just starting to flow with run-off.
We are a long way from Aberdeen and this is a shot of Deep Water Bay. Today's two stages covered a distance of just over 13 kilometers as the crow flies.
Elder Halverson and Elder Bench seeking refuge from the rain under one cover. We decided that we were about as wet with the rain as we would have been from sweat if the sun had been out and it was a whole lot cooler. We finished stage four at Park Place.
Saturday, May 16, Elder Halverson and I went to the Peak and started our hike on the Hong Kong Trail. Stage one starts at the peak and heads north around the peak and then west to the west end of the island. The day was cloudy and visibility wasn't good, but the temperatures weren't too hot and there was a fine breeze.
We are standing on the west point of Hong Kong Island. This picture was taken from an old pillbox that was used for defense purposes during World War II. Years ago without the haze, they could have seen the mainland easily from this point, as well as the South China sea.
Cyberport is a relatively new part of Hong Kong. The buildings are now and the place was named for the technology center that is here.
This is another shot taken toward Cyberport and the islands in the South China sea. We are looking south from the island.
We have walked around the west and southern ridges of the island and are approaching Aberdeen Harbor.
This is Aberdeen harbor. You can see the fishing junks in the harbor and it is a different view than the pictures we took while riding one of the junks in the same harbor a few months ago with the senior couples. This is also the end of stage two of the Hong Kong Trail. We started at about 8:30 a.m. at the Peak and finished in Aberdeen at 12:30.
Today Elder Halverson, Elder Bench and I decided to hike stages three and four of the Hong Kong Trail. It was raining lightly as we left the apartment. We caught the bus and went to Aberdeen and hiked to the trail where we finished last week. The day was heavily clouded and it rained almost the whole time we were out.
Stage three is heavily wooded and had beautiful scenes. I ruined this one but we were having a good time.
This is one of the many gorges that fills with water when it rains. Today it was just starting to flow with run-off.
We are a long way from Aberdeen and this is a shot of Deep Water Bay. Today's two stages covered a distance of just over 13 kilometers as the crow flies.
Elder Halverson and Elder Bench seeking refuge from the rain under one cover. We decided that we were about as wet with the rain as we would have been from sweat if the sun had been out and it was a whole lot cooler. We finished stage four at Park Place.
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ReplyDeleteAren't you boys to old to be out in the rain? I love your blog, and really enjoyed our Skype session the other day. Keep posting new information.
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