This upcoming weekend a group of us are planning to bike quite a few kilometers starting in Hualian and working our way south. A couple of us are renting bicycles from the Giant store in Hualian. They do not really publicize the fact that they rent bikes for pretty cheap. We found out from another blog about biking in Taiwan (http://formosaguy.blogspot.com/2008/05/leave-your-bike-at-home.html). I am really excited, but this means I have a lot to accomplish before I leave this Friday. I will keep my head down this week either glued to my computer, notes or textbooks. Renting is about $35 USD for 4 days and $7 USD for each after that. Granted the prices are not the cheapest, but for us it would not pay to purchase a bike or ride the ones we already have. Mine is far too rusted, small and without any type of gears for biking up hills.
A close-up of our accomodation for the 3rd night :).
Those chairs were our beds for the night :). Nicest place yet.
The seawater hot spring pools near the water on Green Island as the sun was coming up on the horizon.
A picture with the gracious coast guard hosts :).
The prison where Chiang Kai-Shek sent all of his political opponents and prisoners during his governance.
Shadows on the rice patty just south of the Tropic of Cancer.
My trusty Giant bicycle for the 4 days :). She worked like a charm getting up to 54 km/hr.
The sunrise over the Jici Beach.
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