Fulong Beach & Jiaoxi Hotspring Weekend!

Eliza's first few days have been a whirlwind!  She arrived safely (although 2 hours delayed) on Friday night.  Then it was up first thing at 7am the next morning for a road trip with our friends Damien and Raquel!

The road trip took us along the north east coast past Fulong Beach and to our destination of Jiaoxi, located in Yilan County.  Jiaoxi is known for their natural hot springs and green onions!  Enjoy the pics and captions by Eliza herself!

First stop on our road trip: Peculiar Rock

Beautiful lush landscapes

Our transportation.  Riding in style.

Super hot day!  Close to 35 C.  We used the umbrella for shade here and an hour later for rain.

We stayed on the less populated beach.  Across the water was the giant crowds.  There was some sandcastle building going on (next picture)

Damien frolicking in the water at Fulong Beach

Had lunch at a South African restaurant: Fu Bar.  Justin had the Boerewors (South African Sausage) with meile pap (corn mash thing)

Delicious Buffalo Toasted Pita Panini thing!

Justin, Eliza, Raquel & Damien  

The rain was coming.  When we were in the water it starting pouring rain. It was refreshing since it was so hot and also a first for being in the ocean while it was down pour.  There were some medium sized fish that kept flopping out of the water close to us.  They looked like sausages

Krissy's dog Luna's long lost brother

Enjoying a shaved ice treat:  We had pineapple and Damien & Raquel had Passionfruit

Cute tubby dog enjoying the beach (for Justin's mom)

The face on the egg pancake bag!

Weather was clearing up again

Invasion of the sea cockroaches

Creepy!

Fulong Beach

Raquel and Justin picking out our dinner at a restaurant just outside of Jiaoxi (we had left Fulong)

Drinks in the back courtyard of the hotel.  

Fancy Hotel Room in Jiaoxi 

Swivel TV

Had breakfast on the patio. Beautiful. There were Koi fish & Giant Prawns in the pond

Justin relaxing in the Jacuzzi 

Justin taking a pee. Who needs privacy 

Men's style in Taiwan

Heading to our private hot spring tub in Jiaoxi

Jiaoxi is famous for their sweet onions. Here they are riding a bike.

Great company!

Lunch time.  Greens with sesame sauce, bean curd roll with cilantro and bean sprouts, salad roll with prawns, ocra with chili's, and some "dragon mustache" green vegetable at the back left.

My lunch.  Taste like spaghetti noodles with bolognese sauce Asian style. Yummy!

Justin's lunch.  Beef noodle soup with shrimp dumplings

Dipping our toes in  one of the public hot springs in town

Enjoying the view of the North East Coast of Taiwan.

There were tons of these little Mud Skippers flopping on the rocks.

Stop #2 more amazing scenery 

Not quite model material 

So happy to be with my husband!

Damien blowing bubbles to start our way through the mountain.

The coastal road was at a stand still so we decided to take the scenic mountain route.  Crazy switchback road (apparently it's a famously curvy road known as the "8 turns and 18 twists road" although in reality it had a few hundred turns).  Raquel was an amazing driver

Opening my birthday gift from Niki &Ali.  Thank You!

Hotpot with Niki & Ali. What a nice way to end my first weekend in Taiwan ($6 per person)