Last Sunday, I went with Morven and Rosie up to Tai Wai in the New Territories (situated on the way to my school) to go cycling for the afternoon. We met Morven’s Hong Kong friend, Tracy, and a couple of her friends at the MTR station and she who showed us where to go to hire bikes etc. It was such a nice relaxing way to spend a Sunday afternoon! The route is a proper cycle path along a river so it is perfectly flat and off the road which, for me, makes for perfect cycling conditions!! However, it is important to remember, once again, that, when in Hong Kong, whatever you are doing, you are probably doing alongside hundreds of other people, which was exactly the case here. The cycle paths were rather hectic (very much like the pavements and the roads…in fact everywhere in Hong Kong!) and you had to skirt in and out of people if you wanted to get anywhere fast! However, luckily we were not in too much of a rush and managed to stop and take in the views and the relative quiet away from the noise of the city. After a few hours cycling, we reached Tai Po, a town further north along the cycle path and were able to leave the bikes there and then jump back on the MTR further up on the same line back home, which was also amazingly convenient!
It was a rare chance to be in the New Territories at the weekend and it was really good to see a huge mixture of people cycling from the serious athletes speeding past on their racing bikes to the large groups of friends ambling along together (Can you amble on a bike? – you get what I mean anyway). I may even be inspired to dig out my own bike when I get home although I fear it is a little bit too hilly in Surrey for me!
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