sunshine bright we exited the building, seated at the cafe, latte's ordered and robbie waited upon. robbie arrived, looking hungover, we mounted the scooters, 3 bikes, 6 friends, off to wulai for a day of relaxation away from the big city.
swerving in and out of lanes, overtaking buses, taking corners too fast, chasing each other like teenagers (what enormous fun)... jared on the back of our scooter looking slightly scared at times.
wulai is a beautiful small village set in a valley, the ride there reminding me at times of the taroko gorge, stunning. we set upon the village, i ate steaming hot sweet corn, wild boar and a small bird? took some photos, then returned to the bikes to climb the hills and lower into the valleys.
we drove like devils for half an hour, taking blind corners at 80, passing small villages (some explored, some left), finally arriving at a check-post where our names were signed in black ink and onwards we drove, curving and snaking our way into the future.
a river was seen, a steep road challenged, bikes parked, feet put to use, stones navigated, rocks jumped on or over, a river crossed, a spot found, a pool tested, a book opened.. a quiet, delightful afternoon followed..
after a rock fight and attempts to splash each other with stones we retreated back to the bikes, set the headlights to home and without any major accidents ( a miracle in itself) we arrived back at the cafe, ordered another coffee and a huge sandwich and exhaled. back home for dvds and tsingtao, a fitting end to a fitter day
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