On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 07:26:17 +0100, "Elaine"
wrote:
>"Chris Blunt" wrote in message
>news:1bnth0h80840e3nbjsil4t4m2h2clt2d9o@4ax.com...
>>
>> If you want a much longer trip, you could take the regular public
>> ferry service from Central, but you'll have to go via Lamma Island to
>> get to Aberdeen that way. The HKKF ferry runs from Central to Yung
>> Shue Wan on Lamma Island about once an hour. The trip costs about
>> HK$15 and takes 45 minutes. You'd then need to take another ferry from
>> Yung Shue Wan on to Aberdeen, which is about another 20 minutes. That
>> ferry is less frequent, so you'll have to check the timetables to make
>> sure you get a good connection. There are lots of restaurants in Yung
>> Shue Wan itself, especially seafood, so you might want to have dinner
>> there on the way. You could take a bus or taxi back from Aberdeen to
>> wherever you're staying.
>>
>Thanks Chris, that's a great idea and I'm kicking myself for not thinking of
>it myself :-)
>
>We did the Lamma Island walk on our last visit and noticed that there were
>ferries back to Aberdeen as well as Central. It was afternoon, so whilst
>waiting for our return ferry to Central we just had a drink in one of the
>seafood restaurants (I think you mean in Sok Kwu Wan, not Yung Shue Wan),
>but we thought it would be good to eat there one evening on a future trip.
In fact I did mean Yung Shue Wan. The reason I suggested that is
because I didn't think there were ferries running between Sok Kwu Wan
and Aberdeen, but now you mention it I remember there might have been
a small privately owned ferry operating that route. You're quite right
that most of the better seafood restaurants are located in Sok Kwu
Wan, but there are a few in Yung She Wan also.
By the way, if it helps planning the trip, the HKKF ferry times are
listed on their web site here:
http://www.hkkf.com.hk/route/eroute.html
Chris
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