20150104-Lai-Chi-Wo

新春閒遊荔枝窩
New Year Visit to Lai Chi Wo

(大埔火車站 20R 小巴總站→烏蛟騰→荔枝窩方向 [綠色小屋]→烏蛟騰郊遊徑→阿媽芴→分水凹→荔枝窩→原路回程)
(Minibus no. 20R @ Tai Po minibus terminus near Tai Po Railway Station→Wu Kau Tang→The way for Lai Chi Wo [near a green house]→Wu Kau Tang Country Trail→A Ma Wat→Fan Shui Au→Lai Chi Wo→Back to Wu Kau Tang from the same route)

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很久沒有去新界東北行, 今天就趁天朗氣清, 一訪沙頭角區的荔枝窩!!! 由大埔小巴總站乘 20R小巴, 於烏蛟鵬總站下車, 向荔枝窩方向進發, 經綠色小屋後面的山徑上山.
Long Time No See, Northeast New Territories!!!! A nice day today, so we had a long walk this time in Sha Tau Kok District. We took a minibus no. 20R from Tai Po Minibus terminus (near the railway station) and stopped @ Wu Kau Tang minibus terminus. Then we turned to the way for Lai Chi Wo, and we walked via the forest track which is at the back of a little green house (Also for Wu Kau Tang Country Trail).


走了一大段山路, 終於到了亞媽芴.
Now we were @ A Ma Wat, after walking for quite a long way (about 2 km).






走上亞媽芴的山頂, 一賞美麗的印塘風光.
Now we were @ the hilltop of A Ma Wat, where we could admire the famous beautiful scenic spot here.... Double Haven (Yan Chau Tong), a marine park with the most beautiful seaview of Northeast New Territories.




下山便是分水凹, 有一座紀念碑在此 (以作鳴謝昔日捐款興建樓梯以方便村民出入此地的捐款人士). 由此地可通往荔枝窩或谷埔.
We went downstairs and now we were @ Fan Shui Au. There is a monument here, which is to memorise and thanks those kind donars for giving money to build staircases for the villagers living near this place in the old past. You can continue your walk either to Lai Chi Wo or to Kuk Po from this part. We turned right for Lai Chi Wo.






往荔枝窩的山路全是碎石, 亦崎嶇不平不大好走. 路上有小河, 摸著巨石過河之後, 再走約 15-20分鐘便是荔枝窩村.
The forest track for Lai Chi Wo is bumpy and long, really not a hiker-friendly one!!! There is a river on the trail, we walked on the big rock for crossing and then continued to walk for another 15 minutes for Lai Chi Wo Village.






經過多重翻山越嶺, 終於到了荔枝窩村.
After fighting with mountains and rivers, finally we had reached Lai Chi Wo village... :D








一遊荔枝窩村
Had a walk in Lai Chi Wo Village, a typical Hakka walled village.








荔枝窩的寺廟.
Two temples of Lai Chi Wo.




荔枝窩的古老村校, 現已是飯堂. 校外的大樹下有桌椅可供午飯, 勿忘記要買些美味的花生芝麻糯米糍作為茶點!!!!!
An abandoned old village school, now a restaurant. There are seats under the trees outside the school, hikers can have lunch there. Don't forget to buy some very delicious rice cakes (with peanuts and sesame inside!!) before leaving!!!!








荔枝窩獨有的白花魚藤.
White flower derris in Lai Chi Wo Nature Trail, ONLY can be found in this place.


蛤塘廢村, 很想去一看, 但可惜時間緊迫, 又是無緣一往.
Kap Tong, an abandoned old village, I always want to have a look for this place. But as time was running short, we did not go for this place today.
(From the name "Kap Tong" [meaning: toads pond], there should be many toads here???!!)


很大片紅樹林!!!
A large piece of mangrove here!!!












荔枝窩觀景台上午飯, 雖然只有清水, 面包及花生芝麻糯米糍, 但面對如此美景, 眼睛都飽了.
Lunch break @ Lai Chi Wo Viewing Point. Although we only had a few pieces of bread and rice cakes as lunch, our eyes were 100% fed with these incredibly beautiful scenes!!!!!!








走到暖窩 --- 荔枝窩海邊, 一賞印塘美景.
Finally we walked back to the village and now @ the pier-side of Lai Chi Wo. We really enjoyed the beautiful seaview of Double Haven here.






觀賞荔枝窩有名的通心樹.
Now we were @ Lai Chi Wo Special Area, where we had a look @ the famous "Hollow Tree", a large camphor tree with a big hole.


通心樹旁有小路, 可下樓梯回村口. 之後再從原路翻山越嶺回烏蛟騰.
There is a footpath near the hollow trees which leads us back to the entrance of Lai Chi Wo Village. We walked back to Wu Kau Tang from the same route we came this morning.


回到烏蛟騰, 往九担租方向走, 順道下山去附近的新娘潭.
Back to Wu Kau Tang and this time we went for the way to Kau Tam Tso. We walked downstairs for Bride's Pool BBQ site which is nearby.


從新娘潭走到 275R 巴士總站回大埔火車站.
From Bride's Pool BBQ site, we walked upstairs to the bus terminus (KMB no. 275R) and we took a bus back to the railway station.