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| At the roundabout, right in front of Well Live Hotel |
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| Leaving Douliu |
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| Leaving Douliu |
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| On the dyke |
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| By the watergates |
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| Beautiful and quiet Route 152 to Jiji |
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| Route 152 runs parallel to Jiji Railway Line |
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| Tenshing Ceramic Factory |
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| Tenshing Ceramic Factory |
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| Vegetarian lunch at Jiji |
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| Jiji Railway Station |
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| Wuchang temple |
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| Sun Moon Lake Vacation Hotel |
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| Dinner at Sun Moon Lake |
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| Our Chef roasting our chicken |
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| Our provider! |
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| Night walk to the jetty |
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| The heroes... |
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| The heroes... |
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| The heroes... |
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| The heroes... |
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| The heroes... |
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| The heroes... |
Breakfast at Well Live Hotel is served strategically at the
top most level, considering that noise travel upwards. Never mind that all the
food has to be lugged through the service elevators together with the linens
and mops! The guests’ comfort is the utmost importance!!!
Taking into account its pseudonym, Fun House; the hourly
rates, pleasure tools and an almost “National Geographic” free channel, there
were no one at the dining hall but ourselves at 7 am. We had a free hand to the
entire restaurant. The same old Taiwanese fare of porridge served with braised
pork and peanuts, it was easier to gulp down the food whilst entertained by the
view of the traffic circling the roundabout, down below.
Leaving Douliu, we came across some massive dredging works
along the river. Lorry drivers casted curious look at our funny ensemble of 2
touring bikes, 2 mountain bikes, a hybrid and a foldable bike. We bet very few
roadies will dare come by this muddy way but it was a route recommended by Ying
Chang and he had wanted us to see the massive lock gates by the Irrigation
Canal Musuem.
Once we crossed Zhangyun Bridge, we turned right to Shuisen
Road, a quiet country road decked by farms. Along the way, bike paths ran
alongside the motorway, leading up to Yinshui Park.
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| When you got to go, you to go! |
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| When you got to fly, you to fly! |
At the junction to Route 152, Sue again, had the urge to
mark her territory. She did it once, in the open, by the lock gates; but this
time sweetly knocked at the Changhua Police Station.
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| One of the many bridges.This one leads to a temple |
Once done with the call of nature, we began a gradual uphill
climb through quiet country roads. Running parallel to this motorway, on the
other side of the riverbank, was a rideable path with many bridges leading
across. We did not try the path for fear of having to backtrack down the hill
and we were doing to a lot of climbing today!
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| Route 152 is so quiet, wild animals are often spotted crossing the road |
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| WWII tanks on display |
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| The route is supported by less than 10 shops along the way! |
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| Tenshing ceramic factory offers a nice tea break, souvenir hunting and tour! |
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| That's me, waiting across the road from Tenshing... |
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| ...for the train to pass by! |
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| Furnace |
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| Furnace |
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| KC, pretending to be the witch in the Hansel and Gretel fable |
At Mingjian, we joined the busier Route 16 for a short
distance before returning to Route 152. Again, a quiet country road, this time
it ran alongside part of the 29.7 km Jiji railway line, initially built to
facilitate the construction of the hydro power plant in Sun Moon Lake. Today,
this line together with its town makes the Top 10 list of Small Tourists Town
in Taiwan’s Tourism Bureau. Naturally so, for we were charmed by Tenshing
ceramic factory and the WWII tanks on display along this short 10 km route.
Arriving at the fringe of Jiji town, we stopped at the first
food outlet enjoying brisk business. Rubbing shoulders with the locals, we
ordered what they were eating only to find peanut butter sauce noodles were
queer and kelp was delicious. The carnivores though were clearly disappointed
to find themselves in a vegetarian food outlet!
Naturally, a visit to Jiji’s famous train station and the now
destroyed Wuchang temple was a must before the mean climbs for Sun Moon Lake!!!
Photo courtesy :
KC
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Itathao Hotel, Sun Moon Lake
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