Fieldtrip to Shek O

F.4B8/5/2001

Getting started

The foreshore

The backshore

Orientation of the map

The Shek O beach

What is the direction we are facing?

The breaking waves – count the number

The breaking waves

Our group photo! Welcome to Shek O!

Where is the wave cut platform?

Ng Fun Chau

Tai Tau Chau

Going down the wave cut platform

Let us go!

Listen very carefully!!

The platform

Cross the bridge

Honeycomb weathering

Granite or porphyry?

Look at the rocks!!

Granite everywhere

The vegetation

Spheroidal weathering

Block disintegration

Block disintegration

Going uphill

Geo

And down? Not yet!!

Small wave cut platform

Granite sea cliff

Oh! It is very hot today!

The Shek O tombolo

Tors everywhere

Trigonometrical station

Headland and eroded platform

Ng Fun Chau – note the intensity of wave erosion along the lines of

weakness

Returning home

•Bye Bye!!