From Discovery Bay to Mui Wo via the Trappist Haven Monastery once again! (Photo-essay)

Just a few weeks after I went on my second hike from Discovery Bay to Mui Wo via the Trappist Haven Monastery path (i.e., the hike with plenty of critter spottings), I hiked the same trail again -- this time with my visiting German friend and a local friend of hers.  While it'd not have been my choice of trail to go along that day, it proved to be a good choice by her friend -- because, once again, the excursion turned out to be a pleasant one that yielded many interesting sights.

Actually, so much do I like this particular trail that it's now one of those hikes that I want to go on each year -- though, to be honest, it's on the easier side for me these days, so it's earmarked now for hot summer days as well as ideal to take friends who are not regular hikers along! ;b

Early on in the hike, at Nim Shue Wan, we spotted 

volunteers engaged in beach clean up activities

 I've read that this junked jeep was one that used to belong 

to the Trappist Haven Monastery further up the hill!

The chapel at the Trappist Haven Monastery is a quiet place

-- but microphones located there look to indicate that it's a fallacy

that Trappist monks take a vow of silence! ;)

When walking beneath foliage, I like looking up

and seeing their beauty :)

One of my hiking companions that day -- 

check out his amazing calf muscles! ;b

Snake spotted -- and from the shape of its head,

you can tell that it's a poisonous one!!

The northern end of Silver Mine Bay Beach is on the

rocky side but still attracts some people 

Starting way after lunch and walking at a leisurely pace,

we timed things well so that we arrived in Mui Wo

while there still was light and in time for an early dinner :)