On the road down into the village on Lobster Bay there is a Buddhist temple. It was a pretty steep walk to get up there and I was quite surprised at the size of it all when I entered the grounds. There were some older buildings that look like old apartments there but there is also a new shrine being built as well as some large statues being finished off. In the first entrance to the property (there are 2 driveways) I spoke to a local 'worker' who told me that the Buddhists have been there since the 60's and that their 'Master' also lived on the property. I walked down to a second building and noticed that there were a number of elderly people in there - some smiled and waved at me and I realised that it was a home for the elderly that was run by the Buddhist Nuns and Monks. I worked further up the hill property and came across a large temple. It was really impressive inside with lots of statues and gold and a couple of local Cantonese people came over for a chat.
After leaving the centre I headed to the top of the road overlooking Clearwater Bay and then walked down another road to the Clearwater Bay Country Park. This was a kind of National Park looked after by the government that had a BBQ picnic and kite flying areas. I did a tree tops walk in the Park (and saw lots of 'lost' kites in the trees) and then found the Lung Ha Wan Country trail walk which was a long walk over the top of the mountain behind Lobster Bay where I am staying. It was quite tough going but the views of the surrounding bays and Islands was spectacular - I though that my photos wouldn't turn out because of the heat haze/pollution but the few shots I did take look ok. Here are a few shots
After so much walking I decided to take it easy for the rest of the day and got to spent a bit of time with Charlie and Thomas (Steve and Lou's kids).
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