Mui Wo-Chi Ma Wan-Cheung Chau

It was such a lovely day that we decided to take advantage of the little-used Inter-Island Ferry to do a spot of island hopping. We walked from Mui Wo to Chi Ma Wan, stopping to say hi to some residents at Shap Long.

Chi Ma Wan ferry pier. I wonder how many people actually use this pier now that the prison has closed.

We wanted to do Cheung Chau-Pend Chau but got distracted by the all-day breakfast at Rainbow Cafe (HK$60).

And chocolate lava cake (HK$40).

The food was good and cheap... can we have something similar in Mui Wo?

Cheung Chau on Labour Day

We were at a bit of a loose end as to what to do for Labour Day until Buffalo Wilbur got struck by the brilliant idea of taking the inter-island ferry to Cheung Chau. It seemed a lot of other people got the same idea as the ferry was quite crowded (for an inter-island ferry, that is).

It was an inspired choice. Cheung Chau was bustling.

The famous buns were everywhere.

People queueing up fo fishballs. Apparently Cheung Chau is known for its giant fishballs. I tasted some and they didn't taste that different from the normal-sized ones.

Baby ambulance to get through the narrow streets.

My favourite island

I love sitting on the left side of the ferry going into Central because halfway through, I get to see my favourite island. It's called Kau Yi Chau or Chair Island because it looks like a giant armchair from the top. But from my perspective on the ferry, it looks like a crouching cat (with a big butt). Yeah, I am juvenile that way.

Green Island lighthouse

I usually doze off in the ferry but I try and make sure I'm awake to take in the view of my favourite lighthouse. There's precious little information on it but I did find this link on lighthouses in Hong Kong.

For those who are too lazy to click on, this is what it says:


Green Island (Tsing Chau) 
1905 (station established 1875). Active; focal plane 37 m (121 ft); white flash every 10 s. 17.5 m (58 ft) round granite tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. 1st order Fresnel lens in use. The keeper's house and other light station buildings are leased to to the Wu Oi Christian Centre as a youth drug rehabiliation center. 

Google has a satellite view. The lighthouse was built to carry the 1st order lens made available when the Cape D'Aguilar lighthouse was replaced by the Waglan Island lighthouse. The station was recognized as a Hong Kong Declared Monument in 2008. Located at the southwest point of Green Island, a small island off the west end of Hong Kong Island. Accessible only by boat; there are views from various ferries in Hong Kong Harbour. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS HOK-002; HK-069; Admiralty F3538; NGA 19460.

Hmm... I wonder if I should have taken drugs as a youth because the rehab centers appear to be in places with wonderful views. Joke, joke!