(25) Sai Kung

Simply epic. It's been a while since I uploaded pictures, so hopefully this is me coming back in a big way.

The Two Jasons were at it again, this time the adventure was set in the expansive Sai Kung East Country Park in the northeastern New Territories. The starting place, Sai Kung Market, was an hour away (first by metro, then by bus) from the City-U campus. This place was quite another thing as compared to the city: there were no skyscrapers here, and the active marketplace atmosphere gave this place a Caribbean feel. Fishermen used their boats as moving shops, selling their catch not 15 minutes after having lowered their nets, cages, and poles. People lined up eagerly to buy the fresh fish and seafood when a boat would come in. If you went to a restaurant, the first thing the hostess would ask is: “Are you having seafood today?” If you answered “Yes”, then you would sit at an outdoors table, enjoy a sea breeze (on a beautiful day that day), and dine on fresh seafood for a “tourist’s price” (meaning expensive as hell!) If you answered “No”, then you would sit at indoors table which you may even have to share with other patrons; of course, you would pay a lot less too.

After having a quick lunch (no seafood), we went into the mountains. You’ll see from my album that Sai Kung East seemed to take us through different worlds - dense jungle-like areas with waterfalls in the distance, cooling oases with sparkling clean water, highlands from which you could see the entire park, and sandy beaches with islands just off in the distance. I didn't believe I was still in HK after a couple hours hiking.

The title picture is from a beach in a village about 5 miles from Sai Kung market. Returning took even longer at around 6-7 miles (we took a different road out of the mountains, taking an elliptical path all around Sai Kung Country Park East) Check out the album for the full story!

Album Link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/jasonylu89/SaiKung?feat=directlink

Next Episode: “Easter”