Too hot to hike

Ha! Successfully met up with 3 others staying in different hostels in Taipei to go on a mini adventure outside of city centre.
We decided to take the train to the end of the line catch the bus to Thousand Island Lake and hike to some viewing spots...
All went well except we failed yo look at bus timetables so we're going to have to wait 1.5 hours... instead we took a chance and hitch-hiked, such a success! First car passed pulled in and was happy to take us 😃
Hike was fab, very dirt track, not very signed but vaguely clear as to where we should go... it was very hot and sticky but 100% worth it... what a place - magical!

Fuelled by our first success, we stuck our thumbs out and tried again to get to Yinhe Cave... we were trying to go the wrong way 🤦‍♀️
But this just shows how wonderful the people are here, the guy dropped his wife at home and came back to give us a lift 😲 can't imagine that in the UK at all!!!!!

The caves were up a steep climb again in sticky heat, but at the top was a waterfall with a temple built behind... pretty cool and good opportunity to cool off!

Headed back to the station with the girls and yup, another lift from a kind stranger, to get back to the city where I met up with another bunch of friendlies to go to the night market for dinner. Was totally overwhelmed by the choices but had some fried chicken and some deep fried sweet potatoes which had a texture of jelly... kinda odd but tasty none the less! Yum!もっと詳しく