Ming Yu Grand Hotel Taitung

... that he was going to take us to a go-kart racing track, where we would be able to play; only 100 kuai for 26 times around the track! Most of us took part and had a great time for about a half hour. Then on to the beach! But this beach was a sandy beach and there were a bunch of people relaxing on the shore. Most of the women had umbrellas or huge visors to protect themselves. The men weren't as protected from the sun, which I thought was ...

... most of the time. Only two more sensitive travellers share their breakfast with a bucket. After 45 minuts we arrive in Nanliao harbor on Green Island. I am shocked - after so many days in solitude the mass of people/local tourists and motorcycles for rent are overwhelming. On the way a young guy on a scooter comes to me and offers a stay for 1000 NTD. That's too much and I leave. He follows me like a fox terrier dog and he offers 800, the ...

... the first people, mostly the older folks, going for their morning walk, some chatting with their neighbors, others attending to their vegetable gardens, picking fresh veggies for the day. After a while the road begins to wind up and reaches at km 16 the highest point at 660m. I pass through a small gorge called Small Tienchiang ( in reference to the famous Taroko Gorge ). The road goes from one plateau to the next higher one, always avoiding ...

... sunblock lotio and sunglasses. After viewing a short safety video off it goes at about 10:00am. 6 inflatable rubber boats with 8 persons inside each. We join a mixed group of colleagues on a company outing by a small firm.[ Sorry no pictures as I am afraid the hundreds of photos taken already may be damaged in the water as well as the camera ]. Some accompaning boats with motor are helping a bit. Basically the whole tour is pretty easy and all ...

... get back to the coast the water shines in all shades of blue and green. When I can oversee the next 10 km I see that the raod goes up and back down again. I decide to walk on the sand along the beach. I guessed right and after about 5 km I can go back to the road on beach level. The walk in the sand consumes more energy than the walk on the road would have, but it is more natural. For a while I am accompanied by a small fishing boat. South of Taitung I get ...

... of the guest house I am staying in, comes by and sits down for a chat . She is a teacher for mentally challenged children, so I suppose it's easy for her to talk with me. She is a real energy package. When I tell her about last night's visitor she is shocked and immediatelly arranges for the lock to be changed. This is being done when I come back to my room. Day over - long walk into the totally unknown tomorrow.

... something that moves us, I'm convinced, more than up and down and side to side and tumbling in circles - rejuvenating the soul. (Continued by Kurt: After the swim we walk along the coast, as close as possible to the water as the wind blows the sand in our faces, like a sand storm in the desert. We decide to walk to the end of the long stretched bay and from there to walk back to the road. When we arrive at this kid of peninsula we can't find a trail ...

... lights, at a wonderfully wooden coffee bar where they brew really good fruit drinks. That's the funny thing about the road. One never knows what's just around the bend. But everyone's friendly; children, police, truck drivers, Aborigines and the Chinese here. Full of smiles, full of encouragement. Absolutely amazed to see two foreigners on foot in such a remote place. "Where could they be walking so late in the day," a sister asks her brother in ...

... se klasicno pooblaci ;) in na cesti je bil nor promet... NOR PROMET ... Zakaj? No, ko grem na zeleznisko kupit karte za naslednji dan za Taipei, mi povejo, da JA, imajo 5 dnevni sun moon festival ;) SUPER ;) Dan je minil presenetljivo mirno in js sem zacela z mojo zbirko magnetkov iz 7eleven ;) (convenience store ti dajo ene take lustne magnetke ce zapravis vec k 200 sit - I guess, nimam vec feelinga kok je sit in kaj je z siti nasploh ;)

... vzpenja proti vrhu - na zalost ne vidiva razgleda, ker je tok megleno. No, sam zgleda lustno in povsod je polno vode. Megla je tista zoprna v kateri malce prsi, sam NI PANIKE. Ustaviva se na enem postajaliscu, kjer srecava enga modela s tecnim psom, ki rece; Oh, you now 1800m. You go on. Top 2800m. ... WHAT!? HOW? WHY? nene, ni mozno, do Haidwhatever je samo se ene par km... JEP, izkaze se, da je Haidwhatever VRH!!! - ki ima - kako ...