夏日炎炎，酷熱天氣警告高掛，辛辛苦苦地行過一段麥理浩徑第二段，為的就是在藍天白雲，天朗氣清之下，一睹香港馬爾代夫，更獲選為香港十大自然勝景之首，的大浪西灣，以及咸田灣一帶的純自然美景。

今次起點選擇於西灣亭，乘西貢市中心，親民街為總站的村巴29R直達。一來夏日炎炎，西灣山往浪茄一段路沒有甚麼樹蔭，於這種天氣之下行走那段路實是吃力；二來往西灣亭的村巴班次疏落，選擇這為起點，而上方北潭凹為終點，交通上確有保障。

大自然可謂是都市人精神上的治療劑。首先映入眼簾的大浪西灣與咸田灣，兩者水清沙幼，浩瀚清海與太平洋連接，海天一色，前方則只有大洲與尖洲兩個小島嶼。整個畫面，是何等的自然純樸！環顧四周，人跡罕至，真難想像於香港仍能夠看到如此無污染的景色，也難以相信自己其實仍置身於香港這一小城之中。此情此景，一掃腦中的煩瑣雜念，腦中泛起的，只是不斷地在驚訝看到如此美麗動人的景色。

再上山，登山回望隱隱若現的沙灘，了無人煙的小島，遠眺一望無際的水平線，跟這些隱世沙灘一一道別。但，沿著麥徑二段而到達赤徑，景色也絕不遜色。隨著潮漲潮退，若隱若現的泥灘，露出多條平行線呈現出來的海岸線，是多麼的平靜。岸邊有群牛在聚集，對他們倍感新鮮的小狗，不怕如此的龐然大物，主動跑進牛群。嚇得他們一跳；而小狗不理三七二十一，繼續鍥而不捨地走上去逗他們玩樂。哈，真有趣。

最後一段路穿梭於林蔭之中。偶然見到黃石碼頭一帶，環山抱水；偶然見到聳入雲霄的蚺蛇尖，下方是平靜的赤徑內海，感覺是如此的壯麗。亦為此旅程劃上完美的句號。

With blue and clear sky which is rarely seen in Hong Kong, this time I took this great chance to walk along the Stage II of the MacLehose Trail, which is a hiking trail, in Hong Kong. This part of the hiking trail passes through some of the remotest, wildest and best outdoors scenery in Hong Kong. You could not believe that in this well-known concrete jungle, there is still a place with such wonderful and impressive natural beauty present. Along this trail, you could enjoy the scenery from Tai Long Sai Wan, Ham Tin Wan, which the first beach was even elected as the ‘Best Scenic Site’. Here, you could not hear and remember anything about the bustle and hustle from the city, you could totally relax in such peaceful and natural environment.