Hiking on Dragon's Back

Hey Everyone,

I'm happy to say that I haven't spent all week sitting on my bed and watching Grey's Anatomy, even though I have been doing a lot of that but... This past Sunday, I was invited to go hiking near Shek O. I know, me hiking, ridiculous right?... but I went! What started out as a two hour hike ended up being a four hour hike! How did I manage? Well, for one thing, the company was great, the view was spectacular, and I was
too stubborn to say I was tired.

I had met E and J a few weeks before while attending a swing dancing event. It had just so happened that E had a friend from London who was staying in Hong Kong. E invited me along and I was glad to accept the invitation, as it seemed like an interesting adventure, and it was.

The morning started with me meeting up with E and J at Sheu Kei Wan station. I got there a bit earlier than the meeting time because I didn't want to make them wait. When E and J arrived I was amused that their other friend had been sitting across from me the entire time, waiting for them too. We all took the bus towards Shek O and started out on our journey.

The trail was definitely a challenge, not because it was very difficult, but because it had rained earlier. The trail was uneven and very muddy, but thank goodness there was cloud cover and a slight breeze.

Lovely isn't it?

Only a fraction of the stairs we climbed.

One of the many little streams we encountered

The Trail proposed a variety of challenges. We had a lot of stairs to climb, a lot of rocks to step on, a lot of mud to tip toe through, and even a few small streams to walk through. It was definitely an adventure. But we made it to the top, and were rewarded with a beautiful scenery. I'm not a hiker by any means, and I'm not one to choose to rough it when I could have a perfectly air conditioned hotel room, but I was happy to accept the challenge and do something different. I will by no means decide to go on any of J's ridiculous 10 hour hikes but four hours? Why not!

J, Me, A, and E 

I had a lot of fun hiking with these wonderful ladies. When they all get back from their travels we're planning to head to Shek O's Big Wave Beach. So until next time, Take care!

The view from the top