20130323-HighIslandReservoir

長路漫漫萬宜行 (西壩)
Long Walk to High Island Reservoir (West Dam)

(彩虹地鐵站C2 出口→小巴1A→西貢碼頭→九巴 94號→上窰站下車→大網仔路→西貢萬宜路→萬宜水庫西壩→原路回上窰→上窰民俗館→西貢碼頭)
(Choi Hung MTR station Exit C2→Minibus no.1A→Sai Kung Pier→KMB bus no. 94→Get down @ Sheung Yiu bus-stop→Tai Mong Tsai Road→Sai Kung Man Yee Road→High Island Reservoir [West Dam] →Back to Sheung Yiu→Sheung Yiu Folk Museum→Back to Sai Kung Pier)

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今天來個長路漫漫行~~ 步行至萬宜水庫西壩 (來回約9公里!!)!! 在西貢碼頭乘坐九巴 94號, 在上窰站下車, 再沿大網仔路一直向前行.
A long long walk today~~ To the West Dam of High Island Reservoir (about 9km for a round)!! We took a KMB bus no.94 @ Sai Kung Pier, and got off @ Sheung Yiu bus-stop, then kept on walking along Tai Mong Tsai Road.


在西灣路旁有小亭可供休息, 西灣是另一個郊遊熱點, 前往萬宜水庫的路在往浪茄的方向.
There is a pavilion near Sai Wan Road, you can take a rest here. Sai Wan is also a hot spot for hikers, but the way for High Island Reservoir is at the other side of the road (The way for Long Ke)






沿萬宜路前進!!
Let's walk along Man Yee Road!!


路上有軍車!!!!
Military trucks were with us!!










萬宜水庫的美景!!
Beautiful scenes along High Island Reservoir.


直昇機坪.
For helicopters.


水塘的大碗.
Big bowl of the reservoir.










到處都藍得發亮.
The water looks like a big piece of aqua-marine ~~ sparkling everywhere.




路上的取水塔
A draw-off tower.


關於萬宜水庫.
About High Island Reservoir.


這裡也是地質公園.
Here is also a Geo-park.








創興水上活動中心, 下山後還有天文公園.
Chong Hing Water Sports Centre, with an Astropark down the slope.






最後來到萬宜水庫的西壩了!! (距離東壩仍有90分鐘的步程, 5.5公里)
Finally we arrived the West Dam of High Island Reservoir. (Still with a 90-minute's walk from here to the East Dam, about 5.5km)


離開西壩再從原路步回入口. 下一站是上窰村. (在北潭涌村對面)
We left the West Dam and went back to Tai Mong Tsai Road from the same route. The next stop is Sheung Yiu Village, which is at the opposite side of Pak Tam Chung Village.






漫遊北潭涌自然徑.
Walking along the Pak Tam Chung Nature Walk.






路旁的上窰民俗文物館.
Sheung Yiu Folk Museum @ the nature walk.


B 仔肚餓了. (客家村屋的廚房內)
Tachibana san was hungry. (Inside a Hakka kitchen)








到處都是紅樹林!!
Mangrove everywhere!


返回西貢碼頭, 在海邊的市集閒逛
Back to Sai Kung Pier, had a walk @ the seaside market.




步至親民街的麥當奴門外, 有可通往西灣路的村巴 29R!!!
There is a village bus-stop outside McDonald's Restaurant @ Chan Man Street, with bus no.29R which is for Sai Wan Road!!


可愛小唐狗供人領養.
Lovely mongrel puppy waiting for adoption.

20130316-GrassIsland-TapMun

塔門半日遊
Half-day visit to Grass Island (Tap Mun)

(大學站 B出口→馬料水碼頭→渡輪往塔門)
(Exit B of University Railway Station→Ma Liu Shui Public Pier→Ferry to Grass Island [Tap Mun] )


如何去馬料水碼頭
Going to Ma Liu Shui Pier

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今早8時正便來到馬料水碼頭, 因為往塔門的渡輪8時30分起航!!! 今天天色不錯, 很多人也是前往塔門!
We reached Ma Liu Shui Public pier @ 8am sharp, as the ferry for Grass Island (Tap Mun) starts at 8:30. A fine day today with lots of people going to Grass Island for fun!


烏溪沙一帶
This side is Wu Kai Sha.




這裡是深涌, 上週才來過. (深涌行)
Here is Sham Chung, where we had visited last week. (Sham Chung Walk)




這裡是荔枝莊, 亦是地質公園, 有機會一定要來.
This place is Lai Chi Chong, also a Geo-park, will go for a visit here later.






終於成功登陸塔門.
Landed on Grass Island (Tap Mun) successfully!! :D


先向天后廟方向走.
First we went to Tin Hau Temple for a visit.




漁村的海邊風景
Scenes @ the seaside of the village.


今天的免費導遊~~ 牠一直跟著我們, 直至進入天后廟!!!! 很討人喜愛的小狗.
Our free tour-guide~~ A lovely dog which led us to the Tin Hau Temple, staying with us all the way long!! Thanks, sweetie!!






塔門天后廟.
Tin Hau Temple of Grass Island (Tap Mun).


塔門村公所.
The Village Committee Office of Tap Mun.




古老村屋.
Old village houses.


經疊石上山到塔門遊樂場, 那裡是一片大草原, 還有一個小亭.
We walked upstairs for Tap Mun Playground via the footpath (the way to Balanced Rock), there is a very large piece of grass with a little pavilion @ the hillside.














大草原上看風景!!! 很多人也在草原上紮營, 有些還把營紮在崖邊!!!
See the whole place is just a large piece of grass
(Perfectly matches the name ~ Grass Island!!! The reason why this place is named like this?)
You can see wonderful scenes of the sea, the cliff and rocks from here, with lots of campers setting up their tents everywhere on the grass, one even put his tent near the cliff!!




樓梯上茅平山~~ 上有龍景亭.
Upstairs for Mau Ping Shan peak, the only peak of Tap Mun, with a pavilion near the hill-top.


龍景亭後面是山路, 上有大量山豬糞及牛糞, 不過今天沒見到山豬!!
A muddy mountain trail at the back of the hill-top pavilion, with lots of droppings from cows and wild boars!! A pity we did not see any wild boars today... I really want to see one of them!










這段山路又暗又窄, 伴有大量沙石, 真是要小心慢走..... 不過對山豬來說, 這種山路是牠們喜歡的吧!!
What a dark, rocky, bumpy, narrow and long mountain track!!! Need to pay attention when you are walking on it!! But I think wild boars love this place so much....


柳暗花明.... 終於從樹林中走出來, 看到太陽了!!
Finally we got out from the dark woods... we could see the sun now!!


塔門對岸的景點~~ 獅子滾球, 亦稱為弓洲.
A scenic spot at the opposite side of Grass Island~~ "Lion Rolling a Ball" (Official name is "Kung Chau", which means Bow Island.... but no arrows, sorry....)


灣仔半島一帶
Wan Tsai Peninsula.




崖邊風光.
Scenes @ the cliff-side.


下去石灘一遊.
We walked downhill for the pebbles beach.












疊石的有趣石景.
Rock-watching @ Balanced Rock.




下山去漁民新村.
Now going downhill for New Fishermen village.


對岸的漁村是高流灣, 有空會去一遊.
The village @ the opposite side is Ko Lau Wan Village, we will go there to have a walk later.








到了塔門漁民新村, 村民把膠菜(紅色的藻類)及昆布放在戶外乾曬.
Now @ Tap Mun New Fishermen Village. We could see the villagers drying red / pink seaweed (they will turn yellow when dried) and green seaweed under the sun.




漁排及排屋.
Rafts and stilt houses.






往榕樹村.
Going to Yung Shue Village.






塔門環島遊已到尾聲, 又回到渡輪碼頭.
The end point of today's "Round-the-island" walk @ Grass Island, now we were back to the ferry pier.


水上的士!!! 大約HK$200 一次, 可載10人, 往黃石碼頭.
Water cab!!!! Each ride around HK$200 (for 10 people), the destination is Wong Shek Pier.


入鄉隨俗.... 又是買手信的時間!!! 看我們的昆布干!!!!
As a visitor, part of the trip is..... Don't forget to buy some souvenir!!!! See what we had bought~~ dried seaweed (nearly every tourist buys a pack of seaweed!)