Hong Kong and Singapore 2016

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Day 6 - Tuesday 19 January - Po Toi

Another day, another island.

Slept til only about 6am.

Breakfast was the usual, although a little earlier. We were actually out the door by 8:45am!

Walked down towards Causeway Bay to catch a bus outside the library - a 42C to Aberdeen. Got a front top seat which was good.

Got to Aberdeen arond 9:30. Hacked some portals while waiting for the 10am ferry to Po Toi.

Fishing boats and buildings in Aberdeen

The ferry is a private ferry, so no Octopus cards. $50HKD each return. Took about an hour to get there.

Buildings in Wong Chuk Hang

Ocean Park

Looking towards Repulse Bay

Hong Kong Satellite Earth Station

Tin Hau Temple, Po Toi

There's not much on the island, and even less in winter. But we were there to do a hike. Starting in the town, around past the Tin Hau temple, a couple of false starts due to inadequate signage, but then up and up and up over the island. Basically the island is a great big lump of granite sticking out of the South China Sea, and it's very exposed. The walk was pretty good and we took our time and took lots of photos.

Maris Tsui Wah Ferry A7663 that we took to Po Toi

Waterfront at Po Toi

Mat Chau island

Flag and dog at Tin Hau Temple

Tin Hau Temple, Po Toi

Granite hills on Po Toi island

Ferry pier at Po Toi, Mat Chau island and ships in the South China Sea

Hong Kong Satellite Earth Station

Granite hills on Po Toi island

Rock on Po Toi island

Stu at Kwoon Yat Pagoda

The second part of the walk, down from the pavilion, was all paved which made it even easier (just a *lot* of steps going down!)

Looking south from the top of Po Toi island

Fishing boats off Po Toi island

Cliffs along the south side of Po Toi island

Stu at an intersection on the footpath on Po Toi

Fishing boats off Po Toi island

Walkway on Po Toi island

Granite rockface on Po Toi island

Rock carvings on Po Toi Island, possibly around 3000 years old
Photo by Stu

Rock carvings on Po Toi Island, possibly around 3000 years old

Ferry and ferry pier at Po Toi
Photo by Stu

Got back to the ferry pier around 13:30 in time to finish our lunch and catch the 14:00 ferry back (there's only one ferry each way per day during the week - and only on Tuesdays and Thursdays). About another hour to get back.

Breakwater in the Aberdeen Channel

Buildings on Ap Lei Chau island

Statue of Queen Victoria at Aberdeen

In Aberdeen we hopped on a bus back to Causeway Bay.

Got back to the hotel about 16:30 but it was about two hours til we were going to meet up with Chris and Anne, so I thought I'd do a quick walk around Victoria Park to do some Ingress missions. Two hours and 8000 steps later... whoops! But did do the "Victoria Park" mission series which looks pretty good in the scanner.

At 18:45 we met Chris and Anne and Bronte and wandered into Causeway Bay - this time to have dinner at Lei Bistro which was pretty good.

Apple Store

Times Square building

Dinner at Lei Bistro

Buildings on Hennessy Road

Buildings on East Point Road

Had some dessert back in Tin Hau - I had this shaved ice cream dish which was awesome.

Shaved ice cream

Then back to the hotel to wash hair and crash.

Metropark Hotel, Causeway Bay

Breakfast floor of the hotel still decorated for Christmas

Day 5 - Monday 18 January - Peng Chau

(Blogging on the same day for a change!)

Best sleep in so far - 6:50am!

Also! Sun!!

View from the hotel pool floor

Pool at the hotel

Got ready just a little bit earlier, but then we tried to find the laundry man we went to last time, but he was gone, so called Chris and he recommended another laundry so we went to that instead - and it worked out a lot cheaper - only $61HKD for our bag of washing. So it was about 9:45 before we managed to get to the station. And of course that meant we missed the 10am ferry, so took our time and caught the 10:45 ferry.

It had already started clouding over by then too. But it was still a nice ferry ride out to Peng Chau. There's not a lot to see and do on the island. We did go on the "northern" walk around the edge and middle of the northern half of the island. We debated doing the "southern" walk as well but we were a bit tired (had already done 10000 steps!) so didn't. Hacked a few portals then caught the ferry back to Central.

Sea Success arriving

Hong Kong Island buildings

Kowloon buildings

Hong Kong Island buildings

Welcome to Peng Chau sign

Tin Hau Temple, Peng Chau

Kam Fa Temple, Peng Chau

Kam Peng Estate - we got stuck in this trying to make our way north

Tai Lei island

Pier at Tai Lei island

Boats in the harbour

Pier at Tai Lei island

Beach on Tai Lei island

Beach on Peng Chau island

Looking east towards Hong Kong

Jackfruit growing on Peng Chau

Farm on Peng Chau

Beach on eastern side of Peng Chau

Looking east towards Hong Kong

Pagoda on Peng Chau

Peng Chau Ferry Pier

Kowloon buildings and Discovery Bay 19

Hong Kong Island buildings

Our ferry back from Peng Chau - Sea Splash

At Central we walked up to go to Dim Sum Square.. CRISPY PORK BUNS!!!! So awesome. Also some turnip cakes and beef and parsley rice rolls.

Pan-fried turnip cakes at Dim Sum Square

Minced beef and parsley steamed rice rolls

Crispy pork buns!!

Then caught a tram back to the hotel, arriving around 4pm.

Des Voeux Road Central

Trams on Yee Wo Street

On the way to the laundry to pick up our clothes, Stu started getting a migraine. So back to the hotel to dose him up on painkillers, and I washed some underwear. Another nice thing about this hotel - even though they don't have a guest laundry - they have big bathroom sinks, with plugs, and a retractable clothes line in the shower. Epic win!

Then I met up with Chris and Anne and Bronte and Marg and we went to Din Tai Fung for dinner. Got some shrimp xiao long bao, some mushroom dumplings, some spicy shrimp dumplings, a noodle with peanut sauce dish, some greens and some wonton soup. All delicious.

Dinner at Din Tai Fung

Headed back to Chris and Anne's, and we went up to the roof and saw the Symphony of Lights from their rooftop - just lovely. Then borrowed some lightweight pants off Anne, because I stoopidly forgot my own lightweight long pants - and I wanted them for Singapore evenings. So that was good.

Walkway in Victoria Park

Symphony of Lights from Chris and Anne's building

Then picked up some snackages for the sweetie's dinner and back to the hotel.