I will have to find a place where we might have a clear view of the East or NE, and since it will rise very early in the morning just before dawn.
My first plan was in the East Dam of High Island Reservoir but then I couldn't setup a tent, and transportation is either expensive or I will need to walk for two hours. So, I gave that up.
My second plan was in Tai Mo Shan where there's a campsite nearby the potential observation spot. Therefore, I took the plunge to calculate whether the view would be clear:
And it seems feasible, so after dinner, I packed up my stuff and went out. The sky was a bit cloudy but it's not without hope. I arrived the bus station at around 23:15 waiting for the bus scheduled at around 23:25.
Armed with minimal camping setup, I've a just a tent and a small stove with a titanium cup for boiling water for the cup noodle breakfast tomorrow. I also had a small bottle of Yakult.
Summer night was not too hot up there in the campsite, but it was super hot at home.
The humidity was very high, and it was very foggy with strong wind. My half pitched tent was blew down. I setup the alarm clock at around 4:30 and I have prepared myself to walk around 10 minutes to the observation spot.
On waking up, I heard some stepping sound around my tent. There's no body around the campsite, anyway, on going out, I saw a cow plus super thick fog! So, I gave up and sleep again.
At around 7:00, the cow was still there as well as the fog.
After short breakfast, I went to the observation spot to check whether my calculation is correct or not, but then it was full of fog!
I believe that it's no good to attempt any observation on the hill, here are some more shots during my morning walk:
Packed up my stuff and caught the bus on 9:00, and then back home for sleeping.
My stuff:
Canon 70D, a 24mm f2.8 lens, a 50mm f1.8 lens plus a 200mm f2.8 lens, a simple carbon fibre tripod and a pair of Canon 10x30 IS.
Some Chinese keywords:
荃錦營地
露營
夏天
彗星
白果之旅
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