Well, it is our second day here now, and it is still the most awesome thing I have ever done. As usual we started the day with breakfast and a meeting. He is a glimpse of where we meet.
Our first stop on today's adventure is an old gold mining town turned tourist attraction.
We drove about an hour and a half to get there. the town itself is located on the side of a huge mountain, and inside there were tons of little shops with food and souvenirs. I tried some fried squid dumplings on a stick while I was there ( think they call it tokuyaki). They were actually quite good. Any way, the view up in the mountains of taiwan is just incredible. I can't believe how beautiful it i sout here. All I can say it that the pictures do not do it justice, you have to see it in person. 
After leaving the previously mentioned area, we traveled to the beach. Once at the beach we took a bicycle ride. The Bicycle ride was amazing. We went like 2km then came to a tunnel which was probably 1.5km or so in length. The tunnel was nice. It was cool and flat inside, perfect for bike riding. Unfortunately I did not get any good pictures in the tunnel itself, but I did get one at the end of the bike trail.
I kind of got so wrapped up in the trip that I forgot to take many pictures. Ohh, I almost forgot. Dr. Chen ordered us traditional chineese lunches which consisted of rice, cabbage, a tea boiled egg, seaweed, and pork. It was very tasty. Any way, after the bike ride we went down to the ocean front and had tons of fun. We played volleyball with some of the locals. Stupid me managed to Jam my thumb and it is now bruised from top to bottom, but otherwise okay. I also took some time to jump in the water, so now I can say that I have been in the Pacific Ocean as well as the Atlantic.
After returning from the beach we went to a local japanese style resterant and the food was delicious.
This pretty much sums up my day. Early to bed and up at 5:30 am the next.
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