Ham Tin beach walk

On a junk trip in October, the skipper told me the best spot in Hong Kong was an eastern coastal area known as Ham Tin. Without doubt, this is one of the beauty spots of Hong Kong.
Getting to and from the area requires lots of endurance since it involves walking for about 5 hours - through some magnificent almost wild areas. We set out on a lovely mild Saturday morning to walk from Pak Tam Au to Pak Tam Chung on the Sai Kung Peninsula. En route, we visited Ham Tin and Sai Wan beaches, and bypassed the High Island Reservoir which supplies lots of HK residents with fresh water. Breathtaking (both literally and figuratively), this area is not to be missed, but only visited on foot during Hong Kong's cooler months.