Dog poisoning

Having done the reconnaisance last night, we set off to find the fabled Lover's Rock. We retraced our steps up the hill behind the old post office, and steeled ourself for the long, relentless pull up Wanchai Gap Road. It's an amazing walk, as you walk past the high rise apartment blocks and suddenly are in lush countryside. There's a small playground at the top, and some good views back down to the city.

We continued on along the hillside to the east, and starting noticing strange signs warning of poisoned food. At first we thought this was referring to bait put there by the authorities to kill vermin, but it turned out that dog poisoner had been working there for several years - some one with something against all the toy dachshunds and pomeranians? We kept an eye out for suspicious characters with bags of poisoned meat hoping to collect the reward, but didn't catch anyone.

Eventually we found the steep steps up to the Rock, past red painted grottos full of incense coils, small statues and fruit offerings, and eventually made it to the top which was swarming with dragonflies. The rock itself, which perhaps has some...fertility connections...was also painted and adorned with charms.


After braving the dragonflies for a few minutes we returned (not easy down a slightly damp 1 in 2 slope) and arrived at the market probably looking like we'd been in the Burmese jungles for weeks, to buy some (cheap! and fresh!) fruit and veg.