For the second time in a day, I was climbing again, though it is not a mountain this time, but rather a hill on a tiny island called Tai Tau Chau in Shek O. The path on the island itself is paved and it has guard rails to protect visitors from falling. Here, falling is not good since there are no trees to break your fall and you will go straight to the jagged rocks below. It is really thoughtful of the government to build these, it makes the hike so much safer.
At the end or rather the middle of the hike (the hike is actually a loop around the island), you reach the highest point of the island. At this point there is a nice little pavillion where visitors can sit and relax in the sea breeze. From this point, you can see the rest of Shek O and realize how tiny this place actually is. The small houses are built all over the rocks at Shek O, making use of every available space. I guess they are no longer allowed to expand their borders so everyone is just crammed together, however it is nowhere as dense as the residential districts of Hong Kong.
Around the top, there are barbeque pits which seems to be an enjoyable activity here. However, it was already late in the day and I don’t see anyone using the pits. There were, however, people just hanging around the pit area enjoying the breeze.
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