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.