{"id":1241,"date":"2009-10-30T00:04:54","date_gmt":"2009-10-30T00:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.com\/?p=1241"},"modified":"2009-10-30T00:04:54","modified_gmt":"2009-10-30T00:04:54","slug":"double_deer_stream_trek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/?p=1241","title":{"rendered":"Double Deer Stream Trek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I went stream trekking along Double Deer Stream in Sai Kung last Sunday. It was an awesome hike and I&#8217;ve concluded that Sai Kung is one of the most beautiful areas in Hong Kong. Here are some snapshots.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2578\/4043069512_b7a167332b.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" alt=\"IMG_8694\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nCampers at the beach where we started our hike<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3507\/4043077606_87162b7960.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_8700\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nThe first rock pool we came across along our trek<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2730\/4043081132_b10843c3bc.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_8704\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nTwo of the guys scaling the second rock pool along our way<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3523\/4055896508_cc68cd68c0.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" alt=\"To the jumping spot\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nIf you look carefully you can see me making my way across the rocks in my red bikini towards the jumping spot<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2452\/4055896764_58f5f1cbda.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Wwweeeee\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nI can never back away from such challenges. So I stepped off the cliff that was about 10 metres in height without spending too much time up there thinking about it. The more you stand up there to ponder, the worse it becomes. So off I went and screamed my way down. But man, those few seconds were liberating!!!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2433\/4043102026_d671d0345b.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_8716\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nScaling up the rock wall. There&#8217;s me in the black top carrying the orange backpack.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2574\/4043115866_bc9e8d6d46.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"IMG_8723\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nThe easy part of the trek<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2638\/4042372661_9973fb9b31.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"IMG_8724\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nOur lunch spot. Most of us couldn&#8217;t resist taking a dip in the pool. I swam under the waterfall too and had a bit of a natural jacuzzi!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2799\/4043131904_ced7f46b41.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_8734\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nScaling another rock wall with the stream to the right<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2757\/4042394207_718527ce6d.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" alt=\"IMG_8736\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAnd we are rewarded with a view after reaching the top<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2458\/4042402015_73ccd5ba0b.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"IMG_8743\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nMaking our way across a tricky part<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2480\/4043150312_af97ffebf7.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_8746\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nThis jump &#8211; only about 1.5 metre &#8211; was a piece of cake compared to the one I had done earlier!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2625\/4043151136_c490e9b2f9.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_8747\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nEnjoying a bit of a massage by the cascading water<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2535\/4042408767_f32851ca8f.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_8749\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nAh, how nice&#8230;our very own private pool! We were sharing it with some fish as well!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2772\/4042413681_85b0580e4f.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_8754\" \/><\/a><\/br><br \/>\nThe rolling green hills of Sai Kung and the sea beyond. Breathtaking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I went stream trekking along Double Deer Stream in Sai Kung last Sunday. It was an awesome hike and I&#8217;ve concluded that Sai Kung is one of the most beautiful areas in Hong Kong. Here are some snapshots. 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