Island Hopping: Cheung Chau

The island of Cheung Chau is a 10km, 70 pence ferry ride away from Hong Kong island. Its true claim to fame is the annual Cheung Chau bun festival that's held there every year. In a feat of human ridiculousness, the local community erect a tower made entirely of buns, 60,000 of them to be precise. I'd love to see it but since the festival takes place in May, we had to settle for the island itself.

The port is crowded with locals seeking sun and buns (the food, not the body parts) but once you escape the narrow maze of roads, the island opens up nicely. I mean, as far as as 2.5 square kilometre island can open up.

 

 The island is flanked by a bike-friendly road, much of which we traversed in a few short hours.

 As we headed east, the island became more secluded and we found some gems.

 Including some little beaches:

 

 A cemetery with a stunning sea view:

 A monastery:

 

 And some great house graffiti.

Rosa was desperate to get back to the main island to get some sunset views so our adventure ended there. But without time constraints, we could have easily spent a few more hours pottering, drinking and being by sea.