April Neiwan Adventures!
Getting ready to go! Rain? Who cares about rain? We are off to see the fireflies!
Head Count: Uncle B. J. Am. Little Yo, and nieces S. and E.
The first of many 7-11 breaks.
No. . . wait. . .
I think technically this was the girl's second.
Still eating on that ice-cream. They were tearing down a building as we were walking to the train station. It was very interesting to watch.
On the train headed up into the mountains! Hooray! We are on our way!
A beautiful river bed en route.
And flooded rice fields.
We arrive in Neiwan.
Notice the unique train. Always a lot of fun!
We stop for some fresh potato chips on a stick.
I watch a man carving bamboo.
It starts getting dark and we follow the throng up into the mountains, away from the main street of the village. Midwestern country road it was not! I felt like a Caterpillar out of my childhood book
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As we were winding our way up the mountain a person ahead of us stepped on what looked like a snake! We jumped back, but then noticed it was an earth worm! not a snake. We clogged the flow of the throng as we took a stick to lift it off the path on to the ground. It was at least 18 inches long and as thick as a finger. I have never seen one even half that big! . . . unfortunately no photo. Sorry.
Fireflies were enjoyed, and then back down the mountain to get supper.
We ate fried crabs and squid . . .
and delicious Zhong Li from our friends. . .
But not tofu or it's variants. . .
J. kept saying that he wanted corn on a stick. But the train was coming and he never got any.
How many corn-on-a-sticks can you count in this photo?
Resting on the train ride home.
We had a lovely day. . . come visit, we will take you to Neiwan.
