Living in aboriginal house set back in time
Trip Start
Apr 01, 2008
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19
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Trip End
Ongoing
Lao Qi Gia,
TW.04,
Taiwan
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Motive in ChiChia village-here we met our landlord
. Then we arrive at the abandoned old traditional stone-house village ( slate ) build by the Paiwan indigenous tribe. We get a traditional house, no electricity ( candles, flash lights ), water boiler to be heated with wood and one gas cooking stove. It's a wonderful place with front-yard with trees and benches and wonderful view, inside the village and the mountains.
- First evening we got company by some local people, who visit their old homes from time to time.
- First night we ( mainly our Taiwanse friends ) cooked the things we had bought in Fangliao, but the second night we collected several vegetables from around - I, as the male responsible for meat supply by hunting totally failed - so we turned almost vegetarian.
- 3 of us slept inside, 2 outside on the terrace using their camping equipment.
- The nights were wonderful, with the moon almost reaching full-moon status - it was so bright
View from car driving to our place in Lao Chi Chia
. The second evening a circle formed around the moon as I have never seen before - I was told that this is common under specific weather conditions.- Second night also brought us a, let's say less welcome visitor, a snake - very poisonous. The snake - a Pointed Scaled Pitviper or Turtle Shell Flower ( Kuei Ko Hua ) moved under a beam below the roof into and out of the house. I have to admit that I considered sleeping out side as a viable alternative. Having snakes under the roof you don't know of is one thing, but ....Knowing... Finally with some noise she moved out onto the adjacent kitchen roof.
Please see the photos - including the snake.
