Sai Kung and Wong Shek

We tagged along with Elder and Sister Rancie to check out Sai Kung Village, and to get in a small hike from Wong Shek Pier.

One of the first things we saw at Sai Kung were these boats jammed packed along the harbor. 

 A few looked like they are lived in.

 Made it through the gauntlet of boat ride solicitors.

 Man, these things are heavy.  Just kidding!

 Some people drool over these creepy crawling creatures, but

Not us!

 This Buddhist temple is at the center of Sai Kung.

Not quite like our temple.

 Right across from the temple is THE RANCH.  Sai Kung's burger and steak place, complete with a big horn steer at the entrance, and

this wooden cowboy sporting a Lee belt buckle.
Reminds us of Wyoming and Montana.

After seeing the main attractions of the village,

 we took a bus to Wong Shek Pier to begin our hike.

These women were roasting potatoes over a fire in Wong Shek Park.  I marvel over the flexibility of these older people.  Notice how the woman on the left is squatting.  She held that same position the entire time we were in the park.  Neither of them were anxious to get their photo taken. 

 So, I backed off.

Found a few unexpected things along this trail.

One was an unusual grave off the beaten path.

Not sure how this got so far from the shoreline, and it didn't look too sea-worthy.

Saw this old broken down bicycle still chained to the rail, with a cart attached.

Not sure how many years it has been sitting her abandoned.

Can you tell which one of us was pushing the button on the 'selfie stick'?

Didn't expect to end up at the bus stop and even better, to find an assortment of antique chairs to help make the wait not so long.

Just something we noticed on the way back to Sai Kung.

Laundry hanging out in the yard.

To our surprise, Benji Bolibol, our fellow member from Island 1st Branch, was at the bus stop when we were heading back. 

What are the odds of that happening?

It turns out he lives about 25 minutes from Sai Kung.

Had a good time, and appreciate Elder and Sister Rancie for offering to share their day with us.