Breath of Fresh Air ☀️🌳⛅️🌅 at Plover Cove Reservoir 🚤⛵️

There’s plenty of fresh air to enjoy at Plover Cove Reservoir, near Tai Mei Tuk, Shuen Wan in the New Territories of Hong Kong. All you need is a free afternoon or evening, take the 20C minibus or 75K bus from Tai Po MTR Station to the terminus, and then follow the walking/bicycle path toward the Bradbury Jockey Club Youth Hostel. Follow the road up the small hill past the BJCYH, and you’re there - breathe! 😁 The dam wall is approximately 2kms long, the dam itself having a capacity of 230 million cubic metres! In other words, it’s a huge and picturesque lake of freshwater on the upper-side of the wall. On the lower side of the dam, is the sea of Plover Cove. 🌊 It is often enjoyed by wind-surfers 🏄 and boats of all descriptions. 🛶🚤🛥️🚣⛵️ Evening, and sunset, are really picturesque. 🌅 If you don’t wish to walk too much, it’s possible to hire bicycles 🚲🚲 (and even quadracycles) in Tai Mei Tuk, or unlock a loco/scan-QR-type bike from near the bus terminus. Flying kites is also popular (and successful!) from off the reservoir wall, as there is often a pleasant wind blowing. 🪁 Lung Mei Beach 🏖️, BBQ venues/parks🍖, bicycle hire/paths🚲, plus the Pak Sin Leng Nature Trail ⛰️ are other very worthy attractions nearby. There’s also a host of quaint restaurants in Tai Mei Tuk serving food from the east to the west; no need to go hungry after all the fresh air! 🍔🥗🍕🍜🍦 Oh yes, that’s right, on sunny days, the soft-serve icecream van is often around as well! 😁😋🍦🍦 #taimeituk #youthhostel #restaurant #adventure #fresh #bicycle #kite