Dragon's Back Hiking

Today we set off to go hiking Dragon's Back. We did some research on how to get there and a bus to take. We found the bus stop and waited in line when some guy starts talking to us and gesturing to another smaller bus. I followed him to the smaller bus and we asked the driver "Dragon's Back?" He waved us on and we had to pay cash instead of using our Octopus card. At first we were kind of skeptical, but once we started driving and got up higher, I realized that there were no other bigger buses and they must have to use these smaller ones in that area.

We got off at our bus stop and started the hike. It was very beautiful! The weather was cool, windy and sunny. Decent hiking weather. We climbed and made it to the top of the peak-the dragon's back! The descent trail was supposed to kind of wind around down and end at Big Wave Bay a bit north of where we were. But along the way, Mike spotted another trail that was kind of "covered" in that the trees and branches overhung the trail and it looked kind of cool and mysterious. So we ventured onto that trail and were taken on a bit more of a "wild" hike. The trail was closer together and definitely not used as much, but it was still clear and marked. I think in theory it was a bit of a short cut, but because we had to push our way through branches at times, it slowed us down a bit. We finally made it down and then did a little bit more walking to find our way to Big Wave Bay. We walked along the beach and collected beach glass and shells. We did a bit of exploring and found some stairs. We thought we'd check it out and see where it lead to. But the stairs never ended. They kept going and going and we kept following and following, figuring it had to reach "the top" soon! We took a short breather and I realized that that was the descent trail if we had stayed on the other trail. So we headed back down and decided to look for lunch. There were only 2 restaurants in the small area so we picked one and shared a sandwich and noodles.

Our little adventure bus

Proof we're on the way to Dragons Back!

A view after a short time hiking

Mike and me on our hike

Looking down on another side

Dragons back behind me!

We made it to the top!

Celebrating with an ice cream after our descent

Big Wave Bay

Big wave Bay

After hiking, we took a small bus back to our hostel and took a rest before venturing out again. We looked up another kind of local place to eat and picked a restaurant that had earned 1 Michelin star. The service wasn't that great and I thought my congee (rice porridge soup) was just okay. When we finished dinner, we walked around a little bit and got some snacks to have on the patio of our guesthouse.

Ho Hung Kee was a bit of a let down

Cool staircase