That was I was saying, balcony is only used for taking photos haha. Waking up in the beautiful mountain area and fresh air, I was so ready for today’s challenge! The breakfast buffet was amazing, especially they offered so many different kinds of local vegetables (can’t be seen on the market) and many local ingredients and small appetizers. I can eat these all days!!!

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After a fulfilling breakfast, I got ready to go! Getting well covered and thick sunscreen lotion, I borrowed the bike to go to Chipen national forest park. I was thinking, hmmm, just 3 km away, biking was short. But if it was not I met the cute Golden retrievers on the way, I might have already quit haha, no just kidding, everyone knows I like to challenge/torture?? myself.

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On the hard biking way to the national park, I kept thinking I must be so blessed because I got such a good weather again. The uphill was quite hard, but I still got to the national park, goal achieved!

Still not many tourists because today was Friday. The park was huge, with many trails and animals. Of course I finished all the trails, going up to the top and coming back, and going up again through a different trail and come back again. After all, it was a fitness camp, wasn’t it?!

The mountain is well-protected here, and the animals too. I would rather not so many tourists coming here to destroy the quiet atmosphere. And I met monkeys!! But they are very scared of me though. I started to make good use of the selfie stick my dad gave me, it even has a standing gear that I can take photos from far away. So much fun! I stayed in the park for 3.5 hours, going through each trail, and looking for all cute animal statues and decorations in the park. Nice weather, nice place.

Saying goodbye to the park, I got so excited again since I WAS GOING DOWNHILL!!! So easy and cooling when the wind brushed through my face. Moving on to the next destination, it is a bakery I checked online before. It is located very secret place, yeah right, according to the name of the bakery, really UP IN THE MOUNTAIN. This time I really can’t ride uphill, since the bike is really just normal bike and the hill was too steep. Instead, I parked the bike and ran uphill.

When I reached the bakery, but it was actually a workshop, the owner got so surprised. First, because he missed my order. Second, he has never seen someone ran uphill like that. The owner and the owner’s wife were really nice. After they knew I just came back from the fitness camp in the park and I haven’t eaten lunch while it was already 2:30pm, and I ran all the way up with all clothes wet, they invited me to have breakfast with them. Although it was too hot for me to eat anything and it was simply just the bread from their bakery and avocado slices, I felt so thankful. The owner’s wife even made black tea for me and I finished the whole pot since I was super thirsty.

The couple came from Taichung after they retired, and the husband decided to open up the workshop in Taitung. They do delivery to other counties and cities, and do pick up upon orders. The husband forgot my order but he immediately let me took away the bread he reserved for other customers, saying that he can bake it in time. We had a good chat there until my body cooled down. He was joking that, “Well you know, making bread is quite saving since from such a small dough, it grows up to such a big product and can sell in high price”. I laughed, saying that, “But it took the whole day effort to take care of these bread”. I told him I studied in LCB and of course, Henry studied bakery, so I know making bread is really tiring. He said no wonder I didn’t get tricked by him.

I WAS SO TIRED after the bakery, I took my bread back and took a shower and waiting for the early dinner buffet. I was starving since I exercised the whole day and didn’t eat lunch. But the freshly baked bread I just bought saved me!! So special in the flavor and so soft and smelled so good!

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I reserved the early dinner, and the dinner was wonderful, just as the good quality in the morning. I got satisfied again with the local vegetables they offered again! The good dinner gave me a wonderful night and I went back to the room, relaxed and planning for tomorrow’s adventure! This trip was a bit different. I didn’t have much time in advance to plan for the trip, so where I go where I plan. Very different from the trip previously. But also, this way of travel brings me so many surprises too. I like it this way. Today is the mountain day, what about tomorrow? And by the way, tomorrow is my birthday!! Good night おやすみなさいい!