An easy trail (易行的郊遊徑)

After the relatively difficult mountain trail to Tai Tung, perhaps I ought to introduce another much easier trail, also on Lantao Island. You can take the MTR to Tung Chung, get out from the shopping mall on to the road until you get to a Gas Station. You then take the narrow path to its right to go on to a paved path between the coast and the MTR tracks and stroll through it until you reach a tunnel which will take you to Pak Mong Village (白芒村). Then you go on to what's now called the Olympic Trail (it used to be called the Old Mui Wo Trail 梅窩古道), about 7 KM of nicely paved path with direction indication notices erected at the side of the trail wherever there are turnings.  Just follow the path and it'll take you all the way to Mui Wo. Along the way, you'll pass through the now disused Silver Mine Cave and a short distance below it, a magnificent set of waterfalls. 

Flowers outside a house at Pak Mong village

red leaves on the side of the trail

new flower pushing its way through faded ones

Leaf ready to go any time 

Bigger leaves ready to go

leaves turning yellow or orange 

leaves almost completely done changing its colors

More leaves changing colors

Leaves in the sun

morning glory growing in huge profusion




The ubiquitous paper flower
 

The real flower inside

The hardy lantanas 

Flowers shedding its fluffs

the pods of an unknown plant

Even a snake along the path. Haven't seen snakes for a really long time. it takes on the camouflage color of its environment

The complicated patterns of reflections upon a stream I passed

Ah, a rag doll

The abandoned Silver Mine

A hibiscus growing on the slope outside the mine

The Silver Mine Waterfall 

Trees before going down from the Silver Mine Waterfalls to Mui Wo

A flower beside the path: with what abandon it displays its stamens !

Flower from someone's fences

A faded chrysanthemum

Flowers on the fence of another home along the way

More of such flowers

The real flowers of the paper flower!

A stream flowing into Silver Mine Bay (Mui Wo)

   

   A dog taking time off to cool itself from a wave pool nearby. Am I that much different?