Oct 9, 2009

sha lo wan - smugglers' haven - used to be...

We did another 'warm-up' hike this morning with Happy our dog on the decent Tung Chung - Tai O route by the coast. This time, we didn't complete the whole route, we just hiked from Tung Chung - Sha Lo Wan - Tung Chung. It took us abut 2 1/2 hours to complete this route, about 9 km plus. Great warm-up for our laxed muscle! Happy enjoyed herself so much! She ran and ran and ran! (It has been awhile since she last went hiking with us.) Great time we had! :) We heard from our local friends that Sha Lo Wan used to be a place where a lot of smuggling took place as this side of the island was pretty inaccessible and remote before the airport was being built. Here are some of the photos that we had taken on a previous trip along the way to Sha Lo Wan.

water from different mountain streams are channeled into the sea by this river
huge spider!
Tung Chung town on the opposite side
intricate spider web..
olden-style village houses


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