From an interesting night stay at 花蓮布洛灣 with the impressive post-dinner performances, it was an early start to yet another tiring day. The first leg of the trip, interrupted by a quick photo shoot at the 東西橫貫公路 was a two hour bus ride that took various country scenery and landscapes - most notably the continuous mountain ranges. The road was straight and flat, and was honestly best enjoyed by a snooze.
After the two hour trip, we finally arrived at 花東秀姑巒溪, famous for its quick streams for white-water rafting (泛舟). We geared up with some heavy duty lifejackets and then hit the water. Initially, the water was clam and slow so we just paddled gracefully and enjoyed the massive stone cliffs on both sides of the river. But it was when we encountered our first fast stream that we realised how fun rafting could be. It was fast! It was wet! It was fun! With the occasional confrontation with other groups' boats and those in speedboats which invariably resulted in lots of splashes of water, we got through the first half of the paddling and was awarded with a lunch break. Second half was much the same with much more intense water splashes but ended up being pulled by the speed boats most of the way. It was still great though,
At night, we were very lucky to have 嚴長壽 to give us a little speech about his own success story. The philosophy of giving everything a go and being open to more options while not confined by what others think we should do was truly an inspiration. So overall, it was another day rich in Taiwanese-大自然 and culture.
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