Tropical Storm Linfa go away, o.k.chari wants to go stream-trekking!! Yet another hot and humid day in June, temperature hit 32 degree celsius with rain, rain & more rain!
Let's recall the events that has taken place for the past few weeks.
D & I went on an ambitious hiking trip, we conquered the 2nd highest mountain in Hongkong, the Lantau Peak at elevation 934m! For newbies like us, it was indeed a tough trip! I would say it felt great for me after the whole trip was over. I knew it wasn't entirely my own effort and physical capabilities that saw me through this trip. Half way through the trip, when I couldn't go on anymore, I asked Daddy God to give me the strength and endurance and for the angels to lift me up!! hahahaha... Thank the Lord! He answered my prayer! Oh, what the Lord can do for you if only you ask! It still amazes me that I actually completed the hike! Praise the Lord, Glory to Jesus!
6th Jun- East Phoenix Waterfall
D & I went stream-trekking on Lantau at the North Great Phoenix Stream and made a right detour to climb the East Phoenix Waterfall, it was a 300m climb. Picture on the left depicts the beginning of East Phoenix Waterfall climb. This was another amazing trip! Like I said, we are newbies and boy, were we in for a 'treat', hahaha.. the difficulty level of the East Phoenix Waterfall ( I found out while climbing halfway up the waterfall) was a bit beyond my level of strength and endurance, but praise be to Jesus for giving us strength, we managed to complete the whole trip intact!") * photo above showed the 1st level of the waterfall climb, can you spot me in it? : )
19th Jun
The weather was so HOT! D & I decided to take a dip in the icy
cold water of Wong Lung Hang Stream. As it has been raining
quite a bit for the past few days prior to our visit to Wong Lung Hang, we decided not to trek the stream to the main waterfall as it might be dangerous with flash flood or some other hidden danger. So we settled for dipping in the dam catchment pool at the entrance area of the stream. It was GOOD! We had company, eight boys were enjoying themselves thoroughly by taking their turn plunging into the deep icy pool! Great fun!
Wong Lung Hang dam
20th JunI wanted to test out my new pair of trekking boots which I bought from Decathlon a few weeks ago, although I have worn it a few times walking on proper road, this time I wanted to try it out on really hilly terrain, so D suggested that we hiked up the mountain 'Wo Liu Tun' , elevation 324m behind our house. The almost 'non-existence' dirt path uphill was completely overgrown and steep and exposed to the elements. It was a tough hike due to the HOT weather and there was no shelter to rest! As we were about two-third way up threshing through the bushes, I decided to abort the hike as it was getting steeper ahead and I was completely exhausted by the heat already! We back-tracked and made our way home! Will probably try it again during the cooler months! Sigh! A failed attempt! Well, as for the boots, it passed the test, it was a great buy!
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