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<\/a>We got off the bus at Shek Lei Pui Reservoir. This stop is also the starting point of a section of the Maclehose trail. We were greeted by one monkey with an injured hand. It was nice enough. At least, Alex and Emilie were happy, they saw a monkey up close!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nous sommes descendus du bus au r\u00e9servoir Shek Lei Pui. Cet arr\u00eat est \u00e9galement le point de d\u00e9part d’une section du sentier Maclehose. Nous avons \u00e9t\u00e9 accueillis par un singe avec une main bless\u00e9e. Il \u00e9tait assez sympa. Au moins, Alex et Emilie \u00e9taient heureux d\u2019avoir vu un singe de pr\u00e8s !<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n We started walking north to cross the park. First we walked over a dam over with breathtaking views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nous avons commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 marcher vers le nord pour traverser le parc. Nous avons d’abord travers\u00e9 un barrage avec une vue imprenable.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n At first we didn’t see any monkeys and we just needed to walk. The walk was relatively easy (meaning flat). We were on the road with very few cars. There are big signs about monkeys, not feeding them, not being aggressive, warnings about what to do to keep safe, etc. Emilie got very worried looking at a picture of a very angry monkey with its teeth barred. We were a bit scared by a couple of wild dogs. We weren’t sure what to do so we just pretended they weren’t there and kept on walking. We were close to a man and his dog. At first, we thought the dog was a stray but then we realised they were together. However, monkeys do not like dogs. So we had to walk fast to get away from them if we wanted to have any chance at spotting any monkey. And we did!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Au d\u00e9but, nous n\u2019avons vu aucun singe et il n\u2019y avait qu\u2019\u00e0 marcher. La marche \u00e9tait relativement facile (= plat). Nous \u00e9tions sur la route avec tr\u00e8s peu de voitures. Il y a des panneaux qui donnent plein d\u2019information sur ce qu\u2019il faut faire ou ne pas faire avec les singes, etc. Emilie \u00e9tait tr\u00e8s impressionn\u00e9e en voyant la photo d’un singe tr\u00e8s en col\u00e8re, les dents pointues et d\u00e9couvertes. Nous sommes pass\u00e9s \u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 de 2 chiens sauvages qui n\u2019avaient pas l\u2019air tr\u00e8s sympa. Nous ne savions pas trop comment r\u00e9agir alors nous avons simplement pr\u00e9tendu qu\u2019ils n\u2019\u00e9taient pas l\u00e0 et nous avons continu\u00e9 \u00e0 marcher. Nous \u00e9tions pr\u00e8s d’un homme et de son chien. Au d\u00e9but, nous pensions que le chien \u00e9tait errant, puis nous avons r\u00e9alis\u00e9 qu\u2019ils \u00e9taient ensemble. Cependant, les singes n’aiment pas les chiens. Nous avons donc d\u00fb marcher vite pour nous en \u00e9loigner pour pouvoir avoir une chance de rep\u00e9rer un singe. Et \u00e7a a march\u00e9 !<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Soon enough, we saw monkeys in trees, by the road side, etc. They were peaceful and didn’t really care about us. We stayed far away from them anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bient\u00f4t, nous avons vu des singes dans les arbres, au bord de la route, etc. Ils \u00e9taient paisibles et ne se souciaient pas vraiment de nous. Nous sommes rest\u00e9s loin d’eux quand m\u00eame.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n And that’s the face of a 13 year old who just saw 2 monkeys getting it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Et \u00e7a, c\u2019est le visage d\u2019un gar\u00e7on de 13 ans qui vient de voir deux singes se monter dessus !<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Looking around, you’d think you’re far away from civilisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n En regardant autour, on se croit loin de toute civilisation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n But not so far, unfortunately. Humans are polluting everything. First we saw a shack and next to it a dumping site. Such a shame!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mais pas si loin, malheureusement. Les humains polluent tout. Nous avons d’abord vu une cabane et \u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 un d\u00e9potoir. Quel dommage !<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n We were nearly at the end of the trail. We got a bit lost. Thankfully, the man and his dog were not far away and they knew where they were going and showed us the way. They also helped us when there was a lone dog in the middle of the path that didn’t look too friendly. And all of a sudden, we were back in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nous \u00e9tions presque au bout du chemin. Nous nous sommes un peu perdus. Heureusement, l’homme et son chien n’\u00e9taient pas loin, ils savaient o\u00f9 ils allaient et nous ont indiqu\u00e9 le chemin. Ils nous ont \u00e9galement aid\u00e9s quand il y avait un chien seul au milieu du chemin qui n\u2019avait pas l\u2019air tr\u00e8s amical. 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