Energetic riding by the shore 騎行山水間

 

With organic vegetable from friend's garden and Dutch cheese from bike ride, I enjoyed the light and healthy meal after a 35km ride along the stunning coastal route with our energetic team.

這日與單車隊友從沙田騎行至西貢市中心, 途經馬鞍山,烏溪沙, 沿西沙公路左轉蠔涌及輋下村灘頭, 兩日前我在不同潮汐漲退時間探路, 以下圖片可見不同景致比較, 個人建議來回程也去灘頭一遊, 可看到 不一樣的潮汐美景.

 

Last Saturday a team of 6 started the ride from Shatin to Sai Kung. 

從起點沙田孖橋出發至西貢市中心

First stop at  Wu Kai Sha pier 

第一站烏溪沙碼頭

We rode along Ma On Shan bike route to Sai Sha leisurely.
沿馬鞍山單車徑直踩往西沙公也很輕鬆

Soon we arrived at the beautiful shore of Nai Chung
到達泥涌海邊, 雖已入夏, 涼風習習, 爽 !

A day before the riding I was here in Nai Chung.

Different times of tide up and down, views are different. 

The above at noon with clear stone steps and the sandbar.
同一泥涌景點, 潮退與潮漲的不一樣景致.

 

In the clear day we can see Pat Sin Leng in the further.

 

The same pier of different tides down in Nai Chung with rough rocks formation. 

潮退後的泥涌石灘 

 

 After the pier we forwarded along the path

沿著海邊小路踩回西沙公路

 

Headed forward after a few minutes, turned left to Che Ha village to the sea shore 

見輋下村路牌左轉而下 

Along the path soon be there......

 

Undulating mountains and clear water. 

來到輋下村經林中小路盡頭便見海邊, 又是不同潮汐的景致.

Beautiful sandbar while tides down 

 

Behind is Saddle Ridge

we're here.......a stop for shots then go ahead.....
 歇一歇, 在此打卡, 騎遊山水間.

 

Riding along Sai Sha Road is not that hard.  Only a while of steep up and down. 

西沙來回西貢市中心祗有很小段暗斜, 上下也不難騎 . 

注意: 星期日及公衆假期西沙至西貢道路禁止單車騎行

 

We arrived Sai Kung town centre at noon 

經過西貢海濱公園來到市中心 再穿過對面海小村, 繞過西貢水警署折返.

這程從大學站去西貢市中心來回35公里, 很一輕鬆的一轉.

 

Parked the bikes in this restaurant for a delicate lunch with wine taste then a short ride in the market where we've free taste of assorted Dutch cheese.  I found the herbal cheese delicious and bought home for my light dinner.
我們就在這餐廳享用精緻午餐, 試一點紅酒後在一荷蘭芝士專門店品嚐不同味道芝士, 買下一款香濃香草味的回家, 即晚做了一份清簡芝士飯餐.
 

 

Almost every week I like to do hiking and biking.  With my teams we can explore new routes and get fit !

To make the simple and healthy meal is easy. I like to do with electric rice cooker.
Half cup of rice, a tomato, tumeric powder, garlic pepper, dried thyme, basil,  salt and egg  After cooked I slice the egg, little olive oil,  sunflower seeds and dried cherries as well slice of cheese.   That's my simple and healthy meal after a 35km ride.

Laidback creation of contact prints 遊走大自然創作

 Friends asked how I was up to.  I said same old, laidback and enjoying my creation while riding or hiking with my energetic teams.  Over the two weeks life was brimming with  activities and got inspired by nature. Love my biking team I got chances of riding in the village lanes, along the fish ponds and my hiking teams over the region mountains.
  朋友問候近來可好 ? 我說還不是山上走 ，地上跑， 好享受的遊走自由創作， 這兩周跟著隊伍兩輛子在大嶼山、元朗 、 深圳福田騎行、 在西貢山頭遠足。 這些野外活動豐富了創意 ，復活節假期與友共聚及工作坊教學， 總結這兩星期近況 。

 That day with the team we took ferry crossed the channel  to Lantau island for the Tung O  Ancient Path (東澳古道) riding.

A tough ride on the stoned trail at the beginning. 

A break for the view of the infrastructure being built over the sea.  The crossing bridge to Macau and China that will make us closer.

We're the dynamic team with leader and members care each other. We're not for the speed racing but keen on exploring new routes,  fish ponds, ancient temples and into indigenous villages.  

 

My friends overseas may have the instinct that we're in the cement forest only with high rises but just in a stone's throw we're surrounded by greenery and stunning nature.

  

The fish pond in Yuen Long is one of my fav spots.

 

I can be a solo rider but with a team we can explore the region following the leader and the guide who know well the routes.

This day I joined other team for the off shore riding in Futian (福田) China. We took the train to the border.

 

 In the train we've to dismantle the front wheel. Getting into China for the riding is quite a tough activity.  We need to go through two customs and dismantle then fix the wheel. Too heavy to carry the bike for a tiny woman like me.

 

We intended to ride about 50-60km along the mangrove forest into the boulevard by the sea but only into the entrance of the mangrove area we found the road was blocked due to too many bikes during those holidays.  Shame that we have returned Hong Kong.

Back to Hong Kong border we cycled a while in Lo Wu (羅湖), along the water pipes  supplying from China......

and doing exercise of riding on slope.

 

Indeed this is the part in Futian, China where we intended to do cycling.

I was a bit disappointed for not allowed to enter on that day.

Days later I took the chance of meeting friends in Shenzhen and went to see how this area looks.

  
It's quite a broad road good for cycling and strolling with views both China and Hong Kong

 

In a  short distance is the bridge over the bay of Shenzhen across Hong Kong

In Shenzhen we met Christine and Rod who came from Australia for a China Tai Chi and cultural trip. A jaunt with our friends in a restaurant to catch up before they left for airport in two hours.

Back to Hong Kong, hiking was another activity for my soul and mind. We went up the mountain in Sai Kung (西貢) with the stunning view of Po Toi O (布袋澳).

   

The outing in Shenzhen and Hong Kong I got inspired by the casaurina and the leaf with red side on the back (Xcoecaria cochinchinensis 紅背桂)

Immediately that night back home I already done the experiment with the layout with inspiration of the water in Futain.

The red back leaf outcome is not red, just brown.  Anyway it's an experiment.

 

Another experiment with the leaves and casaurina I laid on this silk with the Tibouchina urvilleana (野牡丹). Purple is nice outcome.

    

The last day of the long Easter holiday wrapped up with a workshop for the eco prints and nuno felt fashion. I taught the students who like simply prints thus a little leaves were used.

 

Each made different styles of the fabric printed.  Simplicity is our belief - clean and clear.

Eco printing is such a nice creation. Sometimes unexpected but sometimes you can control it with proper placement and mordant. These samples of fashion I am going to teach in BC Vancouver Island, Canada is fusion of fibre and fabric with flora.

 Eco printing is sky limit. You can get inspired from nature.  Any leaf except those toxic you can do with.  Without needle or thread, a seamless tunic and multi-styled vest/scarf are made.