Leaving Lamma Island, HK

It was quite a swift trip in Lamma island that I rushed onto this ferry to Aberdeen right after the bean curd sweet.  Perhaps it hasn't been the same Lamma Island I used to go to.  

 

Bean curd sweet in Sok Kwu Wan, Lamma Island

Seems like every place would have her iconic food.  I believe bean curd sweet would be the one of Lamma Island.  This time I tried their 雞屎藤 (Paederia) sticky rice dumpling but didn't finish it as it was a bit dried out that it's not good for stomach.

 

From Yung Shue Wan to Sok Kwu Wan, Lamma Island, HK

It could have been more than 15 years I haven't walked on this route.  Lamma island was a playground to me as I visited my aunt and her family fishing farm.  Back then, no sign for the paths and we had to walk with our own sense of direction.  Lamma island was so rural and tranquil that we wouldn't run into any people on the way.  In the recent 10 to 15 years, Lamma island has attracted a number of foreigners due to its tranquility.  I have seen some ruins and polluted areas without much care in the vicinity of Yung Shue Wan.   That's why I had to take this path again to go to Sok Kwu Wan.  

 

洪聖爺灣， Hung Shing Ye Beach, Lamma Island, HK

 

榕樹灣，Yung Shue Bay (Banyan Bay), Lamma Island, HK

 

Voyaging

 

Disconnected in..., Lamma Island, HK

Every time I see Lamma Island, I feel so warm that all the images of my childhood with my father and aunts.  We had a very good lesson about Nature.  We were so disconnected with electronics.  Disconnected from noises, fights and hatred...

南Y島榕樹灣阿婆山水豆腐花, Bean curd sweet made by Madam Madam near Yun Shue Wan, Lamma Island

Found this gorgeous sweet photo I took almost 6 years ago. Lamma Island was a place where my father/aunts brought me and my brother/sisters to go for picnic and see my aunt in Lo Di Wan. At that time this place was a fun land for all of us. No car, no crowded people and it's about everything in nature. At that time my aunt told me how good to have some nice cool water from a well. The wellness of good water as it has some natural minerals from the mountain which are not good at just only cooking but also to our body. I was so dumb for not taking those word of treasure from my aunt and thought "water is water". I could only find it out on my first trip to Cannes in 1997 by tasting a glass bottled Evian!

I think about 16 years ago, I brought my Japanese business friends to try this bean curd sweet made of natural mineral water. I still recall their wonderful facial expression and said "oh... OISHI, OISHI, OISHI...". Then quiet for 20 seconds, they kept on ordering one by one. Madam Madam was so happy to even give them some nice brown cane sugar. Not sure if that was the beginning but Madam Madam ran a small street stall until 6 years ago, she ran her business with 10 to 15 tables. CONGRATULATIONS!

Lamma Boat trip part 2

1. a photo taken by Mandy. Good skill! 2. this one taken by Jason. Note the whole composition - the door, the boat's fence, the sea and the sky. It's not a careless shooting at all. I will make a showcase of photos taken by our future photographers...

3. Check the behind - it's Ocean Park! 4. our 2 young photographers
5. another view to the power station

boat trip to Lamma Island 18 Oct 08, Hong Kong

1. Don't you miss this Jumbo floating restaurant? I will go there next Tuesday night and will tell you more then. 2. speed boat


3. South Horizon 4. Wah Fu and HK south west

5. a sailing boat 6. in the sky

7. Jason on a contemporary post. 8. look at the bright blue sky with Jason's smile

9. heading to the sea 10. kind of an eel but don't know the exact English term. In Chinese, it's called 油鎚.

11. Caught a fish! 12. Caught one more

13. Mandy also got one! 14. the bay we stayed around at Lamma Island south west.


15. the beach. 16. a village near Yung Shue Wan

17. Yung Shue Wan 18. Lamma Island Power Station

19. another view to the power station. 20. Sunset

Hong Kong Island south

On the left is Lamma Island, then top left is Lantau Island. The right bottom is Stanley. A bit up is Ocean Park to Aberdeen.

Sok Ku Wan, Lamma Island

Sok Ku Wan, on Lamma Island, is a place for seafood. Besides, the atmosphere is very transquil.