Day 8 CNY Scooter Trip 2013

Day 8
Sunday February 17, 2013
7:30 a.m Ling-Dung Temple near Shihtan, Taiwan
 
Breaking camp went relatively smoothly yesterday morning. The one big wrinkle was that I noticed that interior of my tent’s fly seems to be deteriorating. The waterproofing tape that covers the seams has completely fallen apart and is peeling off and turning into dust. The material itself also feels sticky to my fingers as if …

Day 7 CNY Scooter Trip 2013

Day 7
Saturday February 16, 2013
9:18 a.m. Syuejian Scenic Area in Shei-Pa National Park
It almost goes without saying that I had another fabulous day on the road yesterday. I drove up to the town of Guguan first thing for a cup of coffee to start the day. Then I drove back down the central cross-island highway turning off onto side roads and crossing bridges here and …

Day 5 & 6 CNY Scooter Trip 2013

Day 5&6
Friday February 15, 2013
9:15 a.m. Guguan on the Central Cross-Island Highway
 
I woke up fairly early when I left from Taichung considering everything, and then I packed up my sleeping bag and sleeping mat and backpack. I hung out in my friend’s living room for a little bit and had a cup of coffee. Then just as I was getting ready to leave and making …

Day 4 CNY Scooter Trip 2013

Day 4
Wednesday February 13, 2013
11:30 a.m. Taichung
 
As you can see from my byline above, I did make it to Taichung. I made it here and I am currently writing on the sofa in a friend’s living room. We were up until nearly five in the morning, so she is still upstairs sleeping. I have never been able to sleep in no matter how late I …

Day 3 CNY Scooter Trip 2013

Day 3
Tuesday February 12, 2013
7:00 a.m. Cyuanhua Temple Group
 
The highlight of my second day on the road was, surprisingly enough, a meal. But I’ll get to that in a minute. I left for my little hike at about 9:30. The sun had not broken through as I hoped it would, but the rain had stopped and the mist and fog had thinned out considerably. Almost …

Day 2 CNY Scooter Trip 2013

Day 2
Monday February 11th, 2013
7:20 a.m.
Well, where in the world to start? I’ve only been on the road for one day and a night and it feels like I’ve been gone for weeks. It always feels that way, which is one of the reasons I enjoy travel so much – time dilates and it feels like there is so much more to life. A day …

Day 1 CNY 2013 Scooter Trip

Day 1
Sunday February 10th, 2013
6:45 a.m.
Taipei, Taiwan
I am heading off on a short trip this morning. I don’t know that this will be an exciting trip, but I am going to do my best to make it at least interesting.
It is Chinese New Year in Taiwan. In fact, it is officially the first day of the new year (the year of the snake) – if …

Preparations for My Travels

Ramblings on these topics in this post:

flying to Legazpi in the Philippines
travel budget
going out to school events in Taipei
repairing and modifying Arkel pannier bags
mosquito net, Katadyn water filter, Trangia pot set
Olympus OM-D EM-5 and lenses

Sunday January 27, 2013
It’s weird. I have to think really hard about what day and what month it is. I looked at my watch this time and saw that it was …