09 January 2008

Today we drove south from Hualein to Taitung going south on the road a bit inland and through a big valley the distance 180 klm, and we returned along the coast road some beautiful scenery along the way on both roads
Filling up with fuel along side the rail track

This is a common scene the truck right over the double yellow lines the drive coming the other way has to do the avoiding act, it is at its worse when they do it on blind corners seen it a lot.
The longest straight road in Taiwan going through the valley
Unusual rock formations




This is a great spot for scenery the 8 Arch Bridge

View from the bridge
On the bridge looking back

The bridge from the island

Another Road Hazard
Monument to the Tropic Of Cancer

A Temple the light to the top left is of a Buddha way back in the mountain
Another type of train the older slower type

08 January 2008

Today we travelled to Hualein on the west Coast Of Taiwan, again it was a new experience the train also being a new type to Taiwan it is the type that leans on curves the trip took 2 hours a lot faster than the normal train. Neils work mates in that town booked us in to a motel and one supplied us with a car for the two days sojourn there; very kind of them, and we also had dinner out with them in the evening it was good for Neil to meet his workmates from another city, and also for me to meet them; they had some fun at my expense(not money) The seats on the train
Rice paddy fields along the trip
The train Called TED 1001


Called Pebble Beach
Can see the sea tossing the pebbles around I found a very unusual stone which I will bring back to Australia

07 January 2008

Today I went by train to GuanDu and did walk along the Keelung River firstly stopping and looking at this very large Temple called the GuanDu Temple I climbed right to the top on the hill it is built on and took some pictures of the river



Unusual Roots




Photographers waiting for Bird Life pictures and Otters


The Americanisation of the Footpath this man stopped as I did; and I thought he was spider man going to attack me, this is the end of the actual designated foot path but you still continue to walk and share with bicycles

I walked through rice paddy fields these men adjusting the pipes for the water irrigation
A little home on the side of the rice field with its own little garden