Lamma Island & Sok Kwu Wan

Sok Kwu Wan waterfront

Sok Kwu Wan main street

Sitting down for lunch

Just one of the fish dishes

Crab in a pepper sauce

Aberdeen Harbour - a shadow of the former floating city in front of the new high rise city

 

 

After several busy days we decided our last day would be one of leisure and relaxation on one of Hong Kong's less populated islands. From our hotel we had watched the high speed hydrofoils zipping around the harbour and now we were sitting on a hydrofoil ferry looking up at the hotel. Thirty minutes took us to the jetty for Sok Kwu Wan. Everywhere was quiet as we walked down the single street past restuarant after restaurant along he harbourside until we reached the ancient incense flooded temple at the end. Through and open door of a house a furious game of mah jong was in progress.

Sauntering back we stopped for a beer and watched the boats come and go and the fishermen hanging out fish to dry.

After a short baking walk along the coastal path to work up an appetite we selected a restaurant by seeing which was most popular with the locals. The owner welcomed us, we set a price and left the choice of food to him. A multicourse banquet arrived of king prawns, lobster, fish, crab in an exquisite pepper sauce and many many more. A memorable meal and a superb way to end the trip.

Rather than take the high speed ferry back to Hong Kong we elected for the older boat that chugged across to Aberdeen for a daytime view of the town. When we had last visited it was crowded floating city in the harbour. These days much of that has gone with just a few traces left to be replaced by rank upon rank of high rise building on every spare square inch.

The bus whisked us from Aberdeen back to Hong Kong and the hotel for our airport pickup. Our biggest concern, with no check in baggage, was what to do with our birdcages with their vicious metal hanging hooks but far from concern we encountered interest and amusement from the check in and security staff who were more interested in what sort of cages we had chosen. Then close to midnight we waved goodbye to Hong Kong at the end of a great weekend.

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