Once I sorted myself up and blogged and packed up, it was time to check out just after 11am. Reception was great, and I asked them to call me a taxi. This driver Mr Liu, is part of the yoxi taxi group. Ride was exactly $100 and I thanked him to have an easy day until he goes home.
I bought a ticket for the 11:38am Tze-Chiang Hao, and the ride is only 20 mins. I forgot to ask about baggage...
But once I got on, it was the push pull train type of Tze-Chiang, and they don't really have big luggage space? It was full of foot rest on both sides behind the chair. Strange.
When I got to the station, I had a look around and then went for the stamps. They had so many! Like a whole page didn't fit (because I made a booboo with one of the big ones and had to stamp it thrice, it may have fit if I didn't do that). I think they had at least 10 stamps. I had a good time and the lady at the counter took a photo of me "活動照" holding the book up with all the stamps lol.
They also had a cute mascot done by a Japanese artist.
I headed out to find the bus station and ended up waiting at the terminal bay and not the departure bay... It's actually inside the Bus Transfer Station and not the one outside. Lol.
I got there though. I dropped into the 7-11 and grabbed an onigiri and sat down and ate. I was too tired and the CO2 was green, and the immediate passengers around me were masked. So I made it quick.
Soon after the bus arrived. I had to carry my luggage into the top part of the bus, rip. The bus driver was nice though.
On the ride a masked lady smiled at me and asked me about my luggage. I told her I was here on a huandao and I was staying near Dongning Chun. There's a minsu there, I am from NZ, etc. She said there's a Youbike stand at the 媽祖廟, and she lives near Neipu. She mentioned that this is pretty rural. When I had to get off she wished me 旅遊愉快 and I said bye bye ~
I got off and walked to my minsu and they have sent instructions on entering and leaving baggage.
I got in, and borrowed their toilet. Found the bear to leave luggage at and sorted myself out. Then discovered there is no Youbike stand near here I had to walk 15 mins to the temple (like the lady said) to get there.
On my way I walked through a park by the river which has historical Hakka significance. There are plenty of temples along the river, and it used to be a gathering place for water, laundry, and some markets?
That was really neat. I got to the temple and maaaan it's so weathered and old!! I noticed it said is a 3rd grade national relic. I found the Youbikes and off I went.
I had to keep checking Maps but I made it. The roads I cycled in were pretty rural feeling and highway indeed. A lot of houses had 5 or 6 words on each of the pillars of their front gate. I wonder what the tradition is. It took me about 15 mins? Maybe to cycle slowly there.
I saw the sign and went in, and could see that there was no one in the café from the window, which is great. I'm parked and locked the Youbike and went in.
There was a lady at the counter who greeted me
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