2009.10.1
Day3
Waking up in the morning, I stood on the balcony admiring the ocean. Today we need to check out and had to say goodbye to Nixon Head. Maybe we were there in the off peak season in Kenting. Many restaurants weren’t opened in the morning. We chose a bar restaurant to have our breakfast, though it wasn’t my cup of tea.
We drove to the southernmost point of Taiwan (台灣最南點). There was a 500 metre walk on the footpath before we could see a monument located there. Some of us thought it was a long walk. LOL. Obviously, you would think like this when it was too hot. It is interesting to know that the southernmost point is bordered on three sides by water, the Pacific Ocean to the east, the Bashi Channel to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the west.
Then we headed to Eluanbi lighthouse (鵝鑾鼻燈塔). The lighthouse is covered white. It was renowned as “The Light of East Asia”. The park was crowded with lots of students. We just took a few photos and then we left.
We had already attended a briefing, so we could directly head to Longkeng ecological protection areas today. Typical tourists rarely visit this reservation area. Only 200 visitors can be allowed to enter the area each day. Longkeng has its unique landscapes with coral reefs, cliffs and gorges. Our GPS guided us to reach the visitor office of the reservation area. The path to reach the office couldn’t be named as road! (The road was filled with mud!) Walking from the office to the core of the reservation area needs 30min! Someone thought it was a nightmare! You could say that…when it was very hot. Luckily we were offered a ride by a staff there. What a nice guy! Getting to the core of the area, we could walk on the wooden footpath along the coral reef. The sky was bright, the sea was blue and the wind was strong. It was an impressive experience. I hope our government can do the same thing, put more effort to protect some ecological areas in Hong Kong.
Before we checked out, we went to the beach but we couldn’t go swimming there as the waves were too large and not safe for swimming. We watch the boys playing “sand” war and we ladies stood there drinking our Taiwanese milk tea and watching their fight. Haha…we had much fun, anyway.
In the late afternoon, we went to Fongchuesha(風吹沙). A phenomenon is described in some travel sites. “During the rainy season in summer a mixture of red soil and sand is washed down the gentle slopes into the Pacific Ocean creating a kind of "sand river". In winter, strong northeastern monsoon winds blow the sand from the shore back onto the land, reversing the direction of the flow. This natural spectacle is best seen during winter.“ http://www.asia-planet.net/taiwan/pingtung.htm Standing besides the cliffs and looking at the coast line was wonderful.
Before driving back to Kaohshiung, we walked along the Chashan drawbridge (茶山吊橋) in the evening. The sky was covered with some orange colour during the sunset. Isn’t it too beautiful? Then, we really had to say goodbye to Kenting. Goodbye Kenting! I’ll come back some day.
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