Having the opportunity to visit the island has been my wish. So, when Shell invited me to join him on a trip to Wailingding Island in the South China Sea during the National Day holiday, I readily agreed. The trip to Wailingding Island was organized through a website by the Shenzhen Jishihaoren travel department. We were probably divided into two groups, with those who could camp staying overnight. Although I had tried camping before, I still found it strange and somewhat cumbersome, but tolerable. After figuring this out, I began concentrating on preparing the necessary items for the trip. First, camping gear. After browsing on Taobao, I bought a sleeping bag, an air cushion, and repaired my down jacket. Traveling light, I left more space for my camera and decided not to buy a tent. I agreed with Shell to share his tent. Next, we prepared the cooker and food. Shell's cooker was already in good condition, so I just brought some food. I went to the supermarket and bought noodles, canned chocolate, and other food supplies. According to his schedule, we needed to gather at Zhuhai Jiuzhou Port early on the morning of the 3rd to board the ferry together.
At 7 o'clock in the morning on the 3rd, I woke up early, had breakfast at a restaurant downstairs at the station, and caught a shuttle bus bound for Beaconsfield. An hour later, I arrived at Beaconsfield station. Carrying large bags, I walked a long way from the station, but there were no taxis available to take me to the beach. I then asked a female police officer on duty for help. The policewoman said: "I can help you call a taxi!" A young man wearing white gloves helped hail a taxi for me. I thanked him, got in the car, and thought: "Zhuhai is truly a tourist city; the quality of the police here is different." It was the first time in my life that a police officer provided me with service. But I wondered: "Is this also because Gongbei is nearby, or is it just how things are?"
After catching the leased taxi, we soon arrived at Jiuzhou Port, where Mountain, Beans, and others had gathered outside KFC. I reported my name, took a ticket, and sat upstairs with Shell, waiting to set sail. When boarding time came, we rushed to line up. At first glance, the queue was full of people carrying huge backpacks, tents, sleeping bags, and moisture pads. It seems that the camping industry in China has developed rapidly, no wonder Pathfinder was one of the first companies listed on the GEM! I understood why.
I hid two cans of child gas in Shell's backpack. While waiting in line for security checks, he was uneasy about successfully passing with two cans of gas, but fortunately, everything went smoothly in the end. We boarded the big Minghai Wei ship, which was filled with literature and fully inflated with air. The ship was a double-decker, greatly easing my worries about seasickness. Onboard space, according to the plan view on the back of a chair, could carry more than 300 people. The only regret was that the cabin was closed, preventing us from going out to enjoy the sea breeze. The chairs onboard were very comfortable, but as the storm gradually increased during the one-hour boat ride, especially in the last ten minutes away from the mainland, it made me dizzy and disoriented.
On the island, there was a garrison, and later, the old man listened to the beach canteen staff say that Fort, a while back, also existed to strengthen the alert. Before landing, everyone was responsible for showing their identity cards to the soldiers for inspection, but they were quickly flashed by. I even wondered if taking a woman's identity would allow the soldiers to flash them instantly.
North of the beach, we put up our tents and placed the fireworks on the shore. However, due to a lack of organizers, ultimately, we ended up Zuoniaoshousan (a phrase indicating disorder), managing our small-scale dining arrangements ourselves. Perhaps because of increasing visitors, but for the sake of the Golden Week, the seafood on the island was not cheap, leaving us extremely disappointed.
After hastily eating lunch, I still managed to take the opportunity to fill my kettle and pack my bag to go to the beach north of the island where we encamped. The beach was close to the pier, only ten minutes away. We arrived at the beach, where many people had already put up their tents. Busy dividing our belongings, we threw all the tents and baggage inside and then headed to the next beach to play. As a man afraid of the sun, yet spring voluntarily assumed the duty of the task, finding a mat and falling asleep on the grass. The beach was very narrow and didn't look attractive. I carried my camera straight across the beach to the distant reef to take pictures.
At the end of the reef, there was a pavilion. Inside the pavilion, there were two guys lying on cushions over 10 cm thick, enjoying the ocean breeze, making us endlessly envious. Wanting to shoot some unique photos at the edge of the reef, no one noticed the slippery rocks at its foot. Naturally, I overturned and was thrown down onto the rocks. Before falling, I instinctively looked for a little support with my hand, but at the same time, I did not forget to grab the camera with my right hand. In the end, I landed with my left hand supporting me, my right hand holding high, completing the landing with my right elbow banging against the rock.
The side of Shell saw with horror and said: "It's easy to fracture, you know?" My hands were chafed after the fall. We ran to the canteen on the shore to find a bottle of hydrogen peroxide. Jingjing helped scrub the wound but didn’t bandage it. We returned to the rocks and continued playing. The scenery at the reef was generally okay, but there were many other sights to see. Couples sitting dazed on the rocks, aunties posing for pictures among them, girls assuming shapes to be photographed, touching sea urchins in shallow water, and men being stabbed. There were numerous incidents.
This time, the sun had been very mild. Still, Spring had slept enough and came looking for us. He grabbed my binoculars, sat on the rocks, and observed women on the beach wearing swimsuits. On a flat rock, I set up a tripod to capture a few waves but was interrupted by two little girls breaking into my screen, sitting down and initiating their own stay with MP3 players and loudspeakers. I noticed one of the girls had delicate features, looked aloof, and had a certain temperament. I then captured her image in my camera.
Seeing the darkening sky, we returned to the tent and helped Fox set it up. At the beach canteen, two grandsons ran over demanding fees, which we naturally ignored. But adhering to the principle of moving less frequently regarding our collective tents, we moved them to another site. However, the two grandsons thought we were afraid of them, came over, and engaged in repeated verbal battles until both sides were tired. That’s when the two grandsons dropped a word: "You’d better be careful at night; your tent's security might move away!"
I thought our gang, including Shell, Spring, Fox, and later arrived on his hips, already had a certain strength. They said: "You have security numbers, we also have a lot of people. If you dare touch our things, there will be fighting, and the police won't find you reasonable."
Money-wise, that grandson read each of our children again, bitterly while returning. We were concerned someone might cause trouble, so we invited them to have a good meal, ready to help take care of his hips for a couple of nearby activities, ensuring dinner was worry-free.
Dinner was at a restaurant, but like at noon, the asking price was outrageous, and tricks were on the bill. We hastily finished without words. After dinner, people living in hotels and tents gathered at the beach, sitting on the floor. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the bright full moon rises in the east. Someone had brought mooncakes, someone bought fireworks, and there were people lighting lanterns. After setting off the fireworks, a group of people posed for pictures on the beach and then sat around playing the murder game.
After several rounds of games, it was late, and everyone returned to rest. Before sleeping, I made an appointment with Fox Mabel gang to charter a trip to Dadong Wan the next morning.
Dadong Wan, a four-hour hike, caused jaw dislocation early in the morning. I woke up confused, hearing the drill cries of soldiers stationed on the island. Opening the tent, the outside beach was quiet and beautiful. Due to water vapor fading, the sea and sky were much clearer than yesterday afternoon.
We took down our tents, ate breakfast, and stored most of the items in Mabel's room, Qingzhuangjiancong, ready to go. We rented small boats that could seat eight people. Plus, five pounds seven and Guojun joined later, making it full. Perhaps because there were no business qualifications, the boats dared not enter the harbor, so we went a long way on the boat among stones.
The ship stopped at a broken place with no beach. The boatman said the beach waves were too strong, so we should disembark here. I heard this furiously and said, "If you don't give us money, we won't get off unless you take us to the beach." The skipper indeed verified this beforehand, so we let him open to the beach and then gave him the money.
We docked at a quarry, specifically for Hong Kong real estate. The core location of the quarry pit was filled with water. Around Tai Hang mountain, it had been dug out of shape.
We walked the road to climb the ridge. During this process, we were greeted by the devastation of the quarry. Across the ridge, suddenly, the ocean to the east appeared blue with clear scales rippling waves, much better than the vast expanse of sea to the west.
Eagerly rushing down the hill to the beach, Dadong Bay wasn't as described in the information disseminated by Mountain Beans. Due to lack of management, the accumulation of garbage on the beach made this place look like a garbage dump, which was disappointing.
On the beach, we hurriedly took a few pictures in the shade, rested for a while, and finally decided: not to take the boats but to return on foot. Seven people, with the national army having been to the Peak the day before and understanding the terrain better, acted as our guide, braving the midday hot sun off.
Returning to the ridge, then along the origin, we found the road to the Peak. From the ridge to the summit, not far in straight-line distance, but between them covered with huge stones, making reaching the summit extremely difficult. Boulders opened forward, but every attempt we paid all efforts ended in failure. Repeated attempts gradually cooled our enthusiasm, and negative emotions began to spread. Underestimating the difficulties, all drinking water had also been depleted.
After consulting with the national army, we decided to try again to explore the way. If unsuccessful, then exhume down and call speedboat support.
In this mountain, poor water complex, the front came the cheers of the national army. More than four hours of carpet exploration of the entire west hillside allowed us to finally find a flat part of a boulder on the north side of the hills. Following this site, we smoothed our way up to promote, finding a gateway to the Peak formations within the park trails.
Following the trail into the park, we found a shady spot overlooking the ocean and sat down. After experiencing difficulties and obstacles, sitting on the boulder above the sea breeze blowing warm, looking at the front of the beautiful blue sea, covered in every cell felt endless ease of mind.
At this point, I carried a water bottle with one liter capacity, a camera bag hidden life-saving water of 600 ml, all inner tube water the most. However, realizing the road ahead was hard, I did not dare to drink plenty of water, worried about unforeseen circumstances. But rather is still Spring, because the water has been drinking many times to my alms, and drank more straightforwardly than I.
We successfully arrived at the top of the hill, and the down road was smooth. I went even drinking two gulps, finally alleviating some thirst.
After the break, we walked along a concrete road down the hill. Roadside vegetation was very lush at this time. With West Ramp, golden sun shining in the woods, causing the light to be very attractive, roadside almost everywhere was King. I often stopped to take pictures, unconsciously leaving the team. I didn't ignore it but began enjoying the pleasure of a quiet walk through the mottled shade.
The small island had a military tradition for a long time, and the roadside everywhere visible were abandoned barracks from years ago. One of the barracks had a lintel inlaid with a red five-pointed star, bringing my thoughts back to a fanatic's notebook cup with a red star. At this point, the red five-star on the lintel of the barracks in front of the grassland also became mottled under the dying sun, recounting the vicissitudes and changes of the earth.
Beyond this barracks, a temple appeared in front, enshrining something unknown from North Korea representing people's large forces. At the foot of this stone, a pedestrian moved on. Following the guidelines from a couple from the Mid-Levels pavilion under the mountains, we came directly near the pier.
We met with the canteen drinks cabinet and rushed past, each buying a drink, sitting in the restaurant door panting. Huanguo Lai proposed going to the beach to play in the water, so we changed into swimsuits and headed to the beach. The sun had been down for a long time, making the sea cold. I tested the water temperature and consciously couldn't bear it, so the only activity was on the beach.
Back from the beach, we showered in Mabel's room. Shell didn't want to eat outside, and I wanted to consume some food, so we returned to camp and lit a fire to cook. Lingding's nightlife isn't rich. After dinner, the gang usually came to the beach and played the usual murder game. I absentmindedly let innocent people be killed several times, amusing everyone.
Five pounds seven was too happy and inattentive, leading to Xiaodiao (which is true) and snails accompanying him to see a doctor for help. The rest of the people felt a bit cold, so they trapped themselves in their own homes.
During dinner time, the brother of the sea back by Joss House Bay came looking for us. I pulled a light, and we each read each other's photos. Too early, I told him about it, brought a tripod, and ran to the rocks to shoot waves. But the conditions weren't ideal, and after shooting for a while, we returned to account for rest.
Before sleep, shells arranged the trip for the day: with Brother a couple of mermaids and sea to the mountains camping for one night to see the sunrise and sunset, feel the quiet night sea. Contacted a fishing boat with Guojun and Jingjing, who decided to pay 100 per person to fight fish for a day at sea. Although I envied them, I worried about seasickness and couldn't go.
The next day, Ling fox Shangchun Mei Po will have to go back. Guojun said he'd go to the sea but was still fast asleep. I asked, and he didn't want to go. Five pounds seven went to the hospital last night, and the doctor said: "You, etc., Ha!" Then hammer and sickle began preparing medical equipment. Five pounds seven smelled the pungent Formalin smell, listened to the medical devices like instruments of torture jingling sound, envisaged what kind of inhumane treatment the doctor would do, couldn't help but shiver, chin, even homing himself.
His heart was overjoyed, somehow snail, swiftly escaping the hospital.
Peak camping point bonfire, stars, simple breakfast, do still Spring, Spirit Fox Road, our six-member delegation, along the road to the top of the hill marching. Ling Ding Island is small, a little station a little higher, at all times seeing the beautiful sea view. Thus, although the body weight is not small, but stop and go, and scenery to be seen, in fact, not too tired.
A pleasant trek of more than two hours, we arrived at the Peak Dan Jinggong Park. Removing the largest cave luggage, packed camera valuables, have hair ran outside camera.
When thinking of it not going to eat lunch, we hurried for cooking. The foot of the mountain to bring fresh water not near did not find water, living within our means to lunch, doing a good job to finish, we once again rush to gush cave, looking for places children in a daze go.
And shells found the best location to the east of the viewing platform for a small piece of cool place to lie down, blowing a pleasant sea breeze, looking at the pure blue sky, directly asleep.
I don't know how long, known as the sea and brother of a couple kissing to go to the water rushed in disorder of sultry poses on record.
Now nearly four o'clock, the sun has West Ramp, we face the east of the sea and the sky more blue, the brother with the sea and I seize the opportunity, took a lot of photos to a variety of angles.
Located in the South China Sea, many international flights should be passing by, and near Zhuhai and Hong Kong and Macao airport, flying over our heads every few minutes there will be an aircraft, sometimes a few planes flying above us. And the scene was spectacular.
Opposite is not far away in Hong Kong, Lamma Island, our phone has received the signal of the other side, but the transpiration of water vapor a day or so that we can't be a glimpse of the whole picture of the close proximity to the other side - even spend my telescope.
Sea-brother couple sitting on another platform, took a while, also follow our example, fell asleep on a stone, and is in the sun.
Not long after, the Lady in the Water a couple I don't know where to come up, our time is almost, they wipe away the saliva to the west of the platform to wait for sunset.
Hilltop wind, the sun is no longer violent, makes one feel a trace of chill, but west of the platform so the sun for an afternoon, have some temperature, and sat on it, I feel just right.
Waited a moment, the sun was not our intention, falling from the sea, but not into the TV tower where another hill, and then do not come out. This situation makes us by surprise, frustration endless.
The sun goes down, the wind gradually cold, we don't have Zhao, The shell side of the road with a dead tree, just can be used to point bonfire, so we work together, breaking down some twig, a wonderful reflection of the cave a fire.
Back to the cave, the days have been full black sea brother volunteered to bear the heavy responsibility of a fire, mermaids and shells out their own stove and began cooking.
Fire soon born, and the whole cave so shining on a warm red.
Mermaids and shells cooking, we also help not just reminds me of the east viewing platform have the opportunity to shoot the beauty of the sea the moon, then take a stand, accompanied by sea-brother couple. Slipped out.
Outside the in beauty, can not be described with words and pictures - a silver-white bright full moon rising, spreading ballast water, moonlight in our body, the distance scale on the lens are clear legible. Silver moonlight shines on the sea, Yang Qi Lin light for 10,000 points. Beyond the canopy above the head moonlight, the countless stars or tomorrow or dark, dizzying.
I have so little knowledge of the constellation distribution, used to prioritize the night sky in the city of light pollution is serious, in the face of all extremely bright stars of the sky, is still at a loss, it is difficult to distinguish.
That moment, I was completely shocked with sea brother and his wife. A few minutes later, I remembered to take pictures, then open the tripod support from the camera, leave a memorial to the front of such words beauty.
However, please believe me, when the beauty of that day should only be heaven, text and photos, can not be portrayed as beauty.
Three of us sitting on the rocks to uphold intoxicated when the shells they have dinner ready, we had to return to the cave.
Because tomorrow will have to return, this dinner is our own to do the last hot meal, we therefore pulls out all inventory of their respective bag, canned beef, canned fish dace, ham filled with in front of a small stone table.
I don't know who smoke one: We are now typical of the Upper Cave Man - The Peak, hole, man, all together. Attracted everyone unanimously resonance.
The next morning, when we once again from the fire when, through the visitors without any hint blurted out: Upper Cave Man ah! Make us laugh.
After dinner, in order to save fresh water, even the pot did not wash - it was also irrelevant.
I think it is necessary to the Upper Cave Man living record, so from the camera, so that everyone sitting around the fire, re-arrangement of the light, the scene recorded.
Everything was settled, we add to the fire, a few large firewood, the raising of live fire, and then came to the viewing platform, and experience the beauty with the sea and brother couple mouth.
But only less than one hour, the outside has been the drastic changes in the: sky black clouds floated in from nowhere, obscured the stars, but also obscured the moon.
Even so, the mysterious sea, under the dim daylight and slightly autumn sea breeze, is still mesmerizing.
Windy, so the clouds come and go.
Soon, the clouds will reveal defeat, the moonlight began to break free of the shackles of the clouds.
A bunch of moonlight through the hole in the clouds weaknesses and was torn down on the sea, almost dream-like fantasy.
I quickly manipulate the cameras, the illusion of beautiful filmed.
Really amazing the Peak autumn, we have some tolerance could not, so back to the cave Tianwang fire will bring water to boil and drink.
Body warm, we again came to the viewing platform.
The clouds have been fully dispersed, the blue sky overhead, the sky dotted with stars sparkling like gems.
Galaxy is located in our heads, although it can not see her whole picture, which spread numerous stars are clearly visible.
My telescope is in everyone's hands to pass the surprise praise from time to time came.
Post comments on my photo as the sea-brother: the good times are always so short.
Unwittingly, October 6 has quietly come, in order to get up early to watch the sunrise, we return to the cave to put away their luggage to the outside on the road to camp.
Five o'clock, my alarm first sounded, climbed out of the tent to see the moon actually falling yet, but east of thrown a gray dawn, Venus has also been rising, I hasten to say hello to everyone to get up.
A pedestrian packed ready to come to the viewing platform, the east side of the cloud is becoming increasingly strong.
At this point