big day out
Start your day the right way Matthew Teague watches the day begin from Sunrise Hill There is something rather magical about watching the sun rise over the outlying islands of Sai Kung, after wading your way through the dark of night and reaching the summit of one of Hong Kong’s most beautiful hills. Sai Kung has the privilege of facing East, which allows for spectacular cloud-level (and cloud-less) sights of a new day springing to life when you are wandering over Section Four of the Maclehose
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Trail, running from Kei Ling Ha to Tate’s Cairn at early dawn. For those willing, an early and wholesome nights’ sleep is ideal - especially if preparing for a fresh Saturday morning hike. A muzzy head at 4am after a few too many gins at Momentai may offer a different, albeit interesting, experience. An early start allows for enough time to pack a light breakfast picnic
and dive into an icy shower, or whatever helps wake your body up in the morning. If you can, getting the whole family involved and out of bed this early certainly adds a fun communal early-rise struggle and a story for the family memory bank. If you are not a confident nighttime hiker, a head torch can definitely be helpful, along with your most comfortable hiking gear. Although,
