The water was clearer than the sky in Sham Chung this afternoon
...but a few hardy butterflies -- like this furry looking specimen --
braved the cooler, less sunny conditions to remain alive and active!
The
beautiful spell of weather Hong Kong has enjoyed in recent days came to
an end literally overnight last night. Yesterday, visibility was as
high as 45 kilometers over in Sai Wan Ho. Today, I don't think it
exceeded 15 kilometers anywhere; and I experienced more rainfall -- and
definitely way more misty and overcast conditions -- than caught sight
of bright sunlight for much of the day.
Fortunately, it only started pouring in Sai Kung town
(where I had gone for a Thai dinner featuring a tasty sour and spicy
squid salad, rich beef green curry and fragrant white rice) just before I
got on a green minibus out of there, and way after a friend and I hadn't only finished hiking and gone on a boat ride earlier in the day.
But even while brighter weather would have added welcome color to the surroundings that we passed through on our trek from Pak Sha O to Sham Chung as well as the boat ride from Sham Chung to Wong Shek Pier,
we were grateful enough for the temperature remaining pleasant, and it
being warm enough for some butterflies to continue flitting about (even
while cool enough for me to figure that the snakes that had awoken from their winter slumber in recent weeks had gone back into hibernation).
Something else that I really appreciated on today's excursion was the company of the woman who had been my regular hiking companion until she left for Canada a few years back.
Although I wondered whether it'd be the case when we had first said our
goodbyes, she has indeed returned to Hong Kong a couple of times since,
and we've found time to hang out -- and even go on hikes together on
her too short trips back to the Big Lychee.
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