Lots to get through today and I have to conserve laptop power until I can find a plug adapter. Today was Tim's day off and we had planned to go to Cheung Chau island. We took the MTR to central station and then walked on the overpasses to the main ferry piers to pier 5 to catch the ferry to Cheung Chau, the ferry took about an hour. We arrived and walked around the southern part of the island, crossing over the small isthmus to the beach on the other side of the harbour and then continuing along Mini China Wall with various rock formations along the way, it was also peaceful and quiet and away from people, it didn't take long to get around most of the island and get back to the main town bit where we had lunch. With still much day in front of us we decided to take the ferry across to Lantau island as there was a walk connecting 2 ferry terminals, so we arrived at one in Mui Wo and walked to the other one past a headland to catch the ferry again which goes back to Mui Wo and then onto Peng Chau island, so we thought why not as its on the way back to Hong Kong island. So after a pleasant costal walk and a few more ferry hops we arrived at Peng Chau which we noticed had another little island called Tai Lei connected by a causeway, so we walked to it, this counted as another island on what had become an island bagging tour and then back to the pier in time for the next departing ferry back to Hong Kong island, another island so it counts bringing the total to 5 islands visited and walked about in a day, not bad. It was then a MTR journey back to Mong Kok and to my new and last dwelling on this trip where I had moved my bags to this morning and not far from Tim's abode. After a refreshing shower and cup of tea I found a function on my camera I hadn't used before the results of which you can see at the end of this post.
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Cheung Chau beach |
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Dog Latrine |
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Cheung Chau harbour |
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Cheung Chau |
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Lantau island. Walk between ferrys |
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Look I exist, not just some phantom blogger |
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Baby Roo at ferry pier |
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Tim consulting map at Peng Chau island |
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View towards Discovery Bay and Disney land, little island we visited in foreground |
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Peng Chau |
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Hong Kong island |
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La Prabelle hotel, Mong Kok |
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On the MTR back to Mong Kok |
And this is the view:
5 islands in one day, good night folks!
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Ferry's in black with number order, walks in red, MTR in blue. |
You certainly have packed a load in to your stopover Claire! The island hopping sounds fun. And I see from the photo of our blogger, that the repair to your beloved Brashers is holding up well in transporting you in and around that "shop till you drop city". Xx
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