tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post31459799406914690..comments2024-03-27T18:23:34.322+08:00Comments on WEBS OF SIGNIFICANCE: Riding a kaito between Aberdeen and Ap Lei ChauYTSLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-28640408162583472892017-02-12T22:35:17.160+08:002017-02-12T22:35:17.160+08:00Hi again Bill --
Ah well, no major loss, I'm ...Hi again Bill --<br /><br />Ah well, no major loss, I'm reckoning. If nothing else, I must admit to not having deemed it worth waking up extra early to check out! ;)YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-20017689800591828522017-02-12T07:32:06.532+08:002017-02-12T07:32:06.532+08:00Hi YTSL,
No, regretfully I did not see the eclips...Hi YTSL,<br /><br />No, regretfully I did not see the eclipse.<br /><br />Bill<br />Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-49466719620123077622017-02-11T23:31:05.593+08:002017-02-11T23:31:05.593+08:00Hi Bill --
I find Karsten Petersen's photos o...Hi Bill --<br /><br />I find Karsten Petersen's photos of old Hong Kong really interesting -- not least in giving a good sense of how different Hong Kong was just a few decades ago. Happy full moon to you too. Did you see the eclipse? :) YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-70556335930355806532017-02-11T07:03:51.336+08:002017-02-11T07:03:51.336+08:00Hi YTSL,
Thanks for your link to global-mariner. ...Hi YTSL,<br /><br />Thanks for your link to global-mariner. Actually, I'm familiar with this site and the photographer, Karsten Petersen. Somehow I missed seeing these Hong Kong photos until you drew them to my attention. The photos of Aberdeen-Ap Lei Chau and other parts of Hong Kong are just incredible! Thank you. Happy full moon!<br /><br />Bill<br /> Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-8335184141266192222017-02-10T00:11:08.337+08:002017-02-10T00:11:08.337+08:00Hi Bill --
I was inspired by your comments to sea...Hi Bill --<br /><br />I was inspired by your comments to search for information about Ap Lei Chau boatbuilder's yard(s) and came across the following page with some amazing photos from a time when Aberdeen Harbour was way more crowded than it is these days (and Ap Lei Chau had way fewer buildings than now)...<br /><br />http://global-mariner.com/index111JunkHarbourAberdeen.html<br /><br />YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-77779024944503865892017-02-09T23:07:00.886+08:002017-02-09T23:07:00.886+08:00Hi YTSL,
I like your caption under the second pho...Hi YTSL,<br /><br />I like your caption under the second photo: "fishing boats...in highrise building-flanked Aberdeen harbour." Also your third vertically-composed photo of a kaito with passengers adds to your archive of these busy, noble craft which ply the waters of Hong Kong...Way back when, I recall when Ap Lei Chau had a boatbuilder's yard.<br /><br />Bill<br />Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-17400544341469438102017-02-08T12:41:36.896+08:002017-02-08T12:41:36.896+08:00Hi again T --
Living where I do, the Central ferr...Hi again T --<br /><br />Living where I do, the Central ferry piers are more convenient to get to than the Aberdeen kaito piers, which I passed by when I was in the area yesterday. And yes, I did see the relevant schedules posted there. :) YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-52593919616888028222017-02-08T10:03:57.552+08:002017-02-08T10:03:57.552+08:00Hi there,
Except for the ferry to Po Toi, I took ...Hi there,<br /><br />Except for the ferry to Po Toi, I took various trips on all others. There are basically two operators: Tsui Wah Ferry Service (HK) Limited (http://www.traway.com.hk/) and Chuen Kee Ferry Limited (http://www.ferry.com.hk/index_e.htm).<br /><br />In Aberdeen Chuen Kee only operates the route to and from Picnic Bay vie Mo Tat Wan. For my hikes in Lamma I usually go to Mo TatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-84103786954742928282017-02-08T00:28:06.473+08:002017-02-08T00:28:06.473+08:00Hi T --
I've been to Lamma, Po Toi and Cheung...Hi T --<br /><br />I've been to Lamma, Po Toi and Cheung Chau but never from Aberdeen. How do the kaito rides from Aberdeen to Lamma and Cheung Chau compare to the ferry rides from Central in terms of such as smoothness? If you think it's similar or even better, I'd be willing to give them a try. (On the other hand, I feel that the kaito from Stanley has more convenient departure YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-65663762983095341282017-02-07T00:32:33.446+08:002017-02-07T00:32:33.446+08:00Hi There,
The Kaito route you took was my usual r...Hi There,<br /><br />The Kaito route you took was my usual route on weekend to Aberdeen when I was not in a hurry.<br /><br />There are also other Kaito Routes to other islands, say, Lamma (two routes run by different companies, one to Pak Kok\Yung Shue Wan and the other to Mo Tat\Picnic Bay), Po Toi (via Stanley), as well as Cheung Chau. On Weekends and holidays, the round trip Cheung Chau Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com