Thursday, July 20, 2006

Day 7 : More Green Island and then Kenting

woke up in the morning to go to Zhaori Hotspring (朝日溫泉)...it is a pity that we missed the sunrise, but we dun wanna waste the tickets since we already bought them...nice ocean view over there and the hotsprings are just by the ocean...you can basically enjoy the cold ocean water or the warm hotspring anytime u want by just hopping over few stones haha...granted, Zhaori Hotspring is just one of the rare few seabed hotsprings in the world...so being able to relax in the hotspring while hearing the sound of the waves is probably one of the best things u can ever do...once in a while, interrupted by fishes (yeah, there are fishes in the hotspring and plenty of them) swimming thru your legs...then terrible thing struck when i was washing up...my precious s600 camera dropped and the lcd broke...cry!!! ~"~ ...althou i could still take pictures...but basically u are just aiming with your sixth sense lol...watever, i not gonna let this spoilt my mood for the whole trip...luckily for me i still got my k750i phone and finally the camera phone can be put into good use haha...phew...went biking around again, rested a while before we took the ferry back to Taitung...oh...did i say that weather over at Green Island is freaking hot...it is almost like 37 to 38 degree and i have been so tanned due the strong sun from Hualian water rafting and Green Island touring lol...and my knees are already sun burnt cos i forgot to apply sun block lotion there lol...we headed down to Kenting (墾丁) and arrive there in the late evening...checked in to Kevin's friend minsu before heading down to the night streets for dinner...night life there is really happening...lots of cool pubs, discos and of cos hot gals haha...there are also children playing fireworks by the sea...took a long walk before finally heading back the minsu to end our tiring day...

one of the 3 hotspring pools that are artificially "enclosed"

me enjoying the warm water although it is already hot enough lol

one of the natural hotspring in its original form...the ocean is just at the back...and there are fishes inside the hotspring as well!

the waves and the ocean


small hermit crab that we found inside the hotspring

overview of the area

be really careful walking on the rocky seabed


view of the small hotspring building

hey...maybe that is opened by my father's brother's cousin's son's uncle's daughter haha

seaweed ice...one of the local delights too ^^

mother deer!


the deer checking me out lol

baby deer hiding in the bush

鹿肉乾 or dried deer meat from Green Island...
my mom likes them alot...
i am a animal lover myself, so i felt kinda really sinful eating them...but well...it is just a once in a lifetime experience...


bye bye Green Island! wat a heaven it is to me i will say

Taiwan flag flying high on the cruise

a type of fruit called 釋迦 (custard apple)...and is grown locally at Taitung...and i forgot to try it...damn...

Next >>> Day 8 : Kenting and Kaohsiung