McLehose Mission failed

This is who we are...

I was misleading, no whole trip trail had been finishing, I didn't follow with the promises because of over-calculating with ourselves. For some reasons, this adventure was the most difficult and tough once through out those trips before. I would explain one by one very soon, like now.

We bought two whole new camping backpacks for this impossible mission. The stupid thought of this adventure involved camping and hiking over night, till now, we've got the consequences trying these two combined in one, we died, exhausted.

Sunny shows up all the way and raise temperature there around thirty, this cloudless sky with excellent golden flame dried up most of the water in the bottom and sweat inside our skin. Leaves and trees beside were useless avoiding sunbeam even though they were really fresh and green. As if a blind living in heaven, deafness hearing a concert. There's no way we could enjoy under the condition, if you know what I mean. I learnt this concept ever since the second stage had finally begun.

It was a hard time for both of us and someone has to be finished! I mean surrender. For the very first time in my history book, it was me, couldn't move on to the checkpoint but Dad could. And so, after a wonderful but shortly break, I made up my mind not stopping before he does. Dreams come true, he got muscle twitch at his leg. Start from left, to the right, and both... Seriously hurt himself till now, he is not healing perfectly.

Story ends here, we could barely continue to the beach then settled down for the rest of our lives. For the photos and videos, excuse me... my mobile had dropped into the river and Zeep into black instantly, at least I can safe it back to a phone. Congratulation to the data in my cell, everyone knows where they are... With God.

Every now and then I review some old entertaining sketch of the Monty Python, check out some creative ideas showing through every sketches or episodes, but better first or second seasons if you want something new and easily laugh at. John Clesse is cool.

This is the last photo I took with the digital camera

MacLehose (rain)

I've been thinking all day since we moved, the major reason is the lack of entertainment in my spare time. Life without excitement means nothing to me, just imagine how I could actually turn myself into a study machine. Even though I had done my job as usual, I nearly die of exhausted and I know something else has to begin again.

Let's jump over this boring part coz' the adventure I'm going to tell you is much more exciting and long, so just move to the day.

Someone asked me, " Why you still went to Sai Kung when it's raining? "

I've promised the innocent, Dad, to go no matter what. 

This time, we got the most perfect preparation ever! Simply 2L of water each and chocolate will do, and we brought rain clothes. (We changed all the clothes from top to tip, made sure we were clean when we back home, we must be a white rabbit.) We found later the simplest methods work most powerful yet lighter than others, but you have to make sure the essential tools are there. Remember, bring something for balancing.

With the great passion within both of us, we got started the trip from the tip of the High Island Reservoir on 12:30p.m. (refer to the map to see the path we went through, data source: http://www.centamap.com)

Pretty much differences between rainy and sunny were uncovered, like how to get used to the wet floor avoid slipping down. Notice all around yourself, many uncommon animals usually occur in wet weather and they might be dangerous, be ware. Rainy days may also lead to landslide so you should look up and pay special attention to the sounds which aren't made from your steps. We saw people using umbrellas instead of rain clothes, please don't be stupid.

Once you are familiar to this, it's not too complicated to go on. As I only picked up after a while, like 30 minutes, and I could enjoy the freedom brought by the heavy rain and the great storm and wind. 

As we kept going to the next checkpoint, Sai Wan, the rain stopped a while from time to time. And then we arrived, it was around 3:00p.m. but both of us didn't want to go back. (we were out of mobile service area)We took phone calls to the others and we must go on.

Since we were near the sea, Dad suggested to go through the river without using the bridge. The video will be short though, enjoy.

How to describe there? As the rain had finally stopped, the floor was still wet and the soil of the grass or some areas were filled with water. This resulted some changes to the trail, sort of like bog. I have never experience walking on bog like this! The mud comes out when you step your feet on it and you are slowly get into the mud, but you really can't stop until you reach the ground, it's ugly, disgusting and powerful. You must try this in your life.

The next checkpoint is the Ham Tin Wan, where we went through the Tai Long Estate, we asked a villager for the way out and the finishing point was the Pak Tam Au (the end of the line). Little by little, we started to remember happenings in every village.

For the last checkpoint was the strangest, when we knew that another heavy rain was coming and had to be much faster, we went ahead to the last village. Before we arrive, it was a pier beside the sea, tombs behind the trees which dad didn't notice but I did. It wasn't strange at first coz' we always see tombs in mountains, but listen carefully.

We arrived the village(checkpoint 3), there was no man, I mean, nobody, no animals or any creatures there. All of the doors of the building (at least 15) were closed except two, but they were dark, black inside the house. I was nervous so as my Dad, but I didn't look inside the house which my dad did for the first house. You know what he saw? The cupboards, sofa, tables were everywhere and there was a coffin on the floor. Believe me, it's really true and not a joke. Although I only saw things inside the house were everywhere and i didn't see the coffin in the most inside, I trust my dad. We called the village, no one village, but it's actually in the Chek Keng and the tallest building there was the "Holy Family Chapel" which I just found from the CentaMap.

Adventure is great, really great. Get a time for this

The photos and videos will release later.

Introduction

The Checkpoint: Sai Wan

4:00 p.m.

Strong Wind Blowing Us!

The ditch crossing...