The kids loved heading back to Lira restaurant for breakfast the next morning. We are finding plenty of reminders that we are heading back to the US soon, including this restaurant that shares a name with our cousin.
It was drizzling rain but we still biked to the restaurant and then around the area outside of the resort, too.
We swam for a couple of hours and it started to clear up. We ate noodles poolside for lunch.
After this, we had some chill out time in the room while Ted and I planned our outing to Liyu Lake. Before we could go, it was time to say goodbye to our family bike.
So we walked to the lobby to catch a taxi to the lake.
This is the kids' favorite statue.
Wy fell asleep in the taxi on en route to the lake, but he won't let go of fire car.
As soon as we got out of the taxi, someone was there to help us find a paddleboat to take out on the lake.
The weather is a little gloomy, but it's a beautiful place. It was cool to watch the fog move around the mountains, too. Eventually, most of it lifted and it got hot and sticky out.
There are a few fishermen along the bank opposite.
There were tons of large birds all around the lake.
A fisherman and his dog.
More birds.
After paddling all around the lake, we went for a little shipping. We found some small snacks and some great souvenirs.
We thought we would be able to catch a taxi at the lake on our own but apparently you have to call for them. Some very nice folks helped us do that and after a half hour or so, we were in a cool taxi. We didn't want to eat in the resort again so we had the driver drop us off near the train station in Shoufeng, the small town, to look for a local place to eat.
We found this fry-up place. They had everything. All fried. We made a meal out of fried potatoes, cauliflower, tofu, and sausages. Yes, even fried sausages. The son of the owners of this shop was a guy probably in his 20s. He spoke some English and after making the food, he sat down with us to talk. He was such a nice guy and it was cool to hear his story. We sat around talking for about an hour or so and then he called a cab for us. It was a lovely night.
Let me note here how wonderful everyone was when they heard we were from the US. They would say, "America!" and give us a big thumbs up. That feels great. We would say "Taiwan!" and return the thumbs up. There were some funny and confusing examples though like the hat for sale at a shop in Shoufeng that boldly read, "Chris Brown." Huh? And baseball and basketball are huge here. Everyone plays. Everyone follows MLB, especially the guy who plays for the Cubs now.
Back at the resort, I was ready for a shower and bed, but the kids still wanted to swim so Ted took them out for some fun while I relaxed.
Tomorrow, we would be leaving the resort and heading back into Taipei for our last night in Taiwan.
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