We started at the rock carvings at Wong Chuk Hang. They are estimated to be 3,000 years old, similar to those at other sites around Hong Kong. Not much is known about them and the people who made them. Which is a pity, because it is clearly a part of local history. I, for one, would like to know more.
We then got down to the waterfront next to a rocky beach to start the walk towards Deep Water Bay. When I was in secondary school, we used to be able to walk by the fences of a private club to go down to the rock beach - where we would fish, look for small crabs, shells, and otherwise have a fun day. Now the club has blocked off access to the rocky beach, in effect making the beach private. This is really annoying.
Along the waterfront, we saw beautiful wild flowers, butterflies, bees, … They more than make up for not being able to get to the rocky beach again.
A resilient tree taking over an old defence bulwarks. Its will to survive is admirable. Something that we can learn from.
I was happy that I could still skip small stones on the water. That’s something we used to do on the rocky beach.
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We ended our walk at Repulse Bay. Specifically at the benches commemorating Eileen Chang - who spent some time in Hong Kong during the Second World War.
Some scenes in one of her popular novels took place at Repulse Bay.
All in all, an enjoyable way to spend the second day of the New Year.
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