A hike excursion that was heavy on the food as well as exercise! (Photo-essay)

There's no two ways about it: I love food, including of the fatty and fried variety.  And I also like my share of alcoholic drinks that I can imagine being high in calories.  So, I tell myself, I need to exercise in order so that I can eat and drink to my heart's content, yet keep my weight steady and actually lose a pound or two every now and then.  And since I don't much care to go to a gym, it's a good thing that I do enjoy going out hiking here in Hong Kong.

As those who hike with me know, I like to have a good meal after a hike.  In fact, I'd go so far as to say that my hike excursions wouldn't feel complete without a slap up-meal post exertions figuring into the equation!  Still, I have to admit that it's not usual for me to eat at two different eateries post-hike -- but that's what I ended up doing one day after hiking from Discovery Bay to Mui Wo via the Trappist Monastery... ;b

If I weren't so intent on burning calories, I could 

have taken the kaito from Discovery Bay to Mui Wo!

If I had done so though, I'd not have been able to

take in sights like these beautiful bunch of blue flowers ;b

It was a low visibility day but I definitely was not 

the only one out hiking in the area that afternoon!

Mui Wo beckons, and I allow myself to think of 

what I want to eat post-hike at this point... ;b

The China Beach Club has apple crumble 

and custard on the menu...

...and a great heaping bowl of apple crumble 

and custard was what I got there :b

Glutton that I am, I also decided that I couldn't 

pass up a meal at Wah Kee that day!

And despite already having had dessert, I opted for a big plate 

of Cantonese-style steamed fish and a bowl of steamed rice :)