Teapot Mountain and Gold Melon Stone

Another hiking adventure... the weather was a bit rainy, but I guess it was a blessing because it might have been too hot otherwise. Lots of exciting terrain on the trail, plus some historical curiousities. This area was once a gold mining town, and many relics from the Japanese colonial era still remain. Kirt, Michael and Wei Guo made the day more fun :-)
Fiona目前在我的肚子裡約36週。我當然沒有出現在照片裡。這是一群爸爸們暫時擺脫“家累”的茶壺山健行之旅。Gareth趁著尚未有孩子之前，把握時間，不斷地安排活動。深怕一但Fiona出來後就哪兒都去不了，失去自由。有這麼嚴重嗎？






And last but not least: A cool little slideshow of the best pics from the trip!

HOP train trip to Ping-Xi valley

We recently visited the Ping-Xi valley by train. It's a nice little country spot not too far from Taipei.
Fiona is about 35 weeks old now. I'm getting bigger, and it's more difficult to move. Everyone tells me "You should walk and take stairs more now!" It's easier to say it than to do it.

Fiona現在在我的肚子裡約35周，行動越來越困難。每個人都說，「你該多爬樓梯。」說比做要容易多了！這次的短行我們去了菁桐、平溪、和十分。說實在走了不少路，大家也都覺得我很厲害呢。

Five Fingers Mountain

There's a great little viewpoint on top of a mountain near our house -- it's called Five Fingers Mountain. This spot attracts lots of locals, a few mobile coffee shops, and even vendors selling wild boar. Looking right, you can see Taipei 101 and the buildings of downtown. Looking left, you can see Keelung Mountain, Juifen village and even the Pacific Ocean. The full moon rose in the East, just before it was time for us to go home.

Trip to Kaohsiung

We went to visit Vivian's classmate in Kaohsiung on the 20th and 21st of August. Fiona was 30 weeks old at the time.

趁著孩子還在肚子裡(30週)，趕快和老同學碰面。跟金祥大概快十年沒見面了。上次是她結婚時見的面，現在已是兩個孩子的媽。金祥和褚耀鈺開車當司機帶我們玩了兩天，還去了旗津。Gareth愛極了旗津的烤魷魚，吃了兩隻。

Exploring Neiwan and Daxi

We took another trip -- to nearby Neiwan and Daxi. Neiwan is up in the mountains near Hsinchu. Lots of Hakka people live up there. They make tasty food. Daxi is another nearby town, famous for its old shopping street.
彥綺給了我兩張旅行團招待卷，所以我又和Gareth去了內灣一趟。早上在內灣，下午去桃園大溪。快熱昏了！

Vivian's trip to Hsinchu

Good times with old classmates in Hsinchu and Neiwan!
彥綺開車帶我去新竹玩，當然也是去拜訪老同學。前義比較常碰面。可惜蔚平當天有應酬不能一起吃飯。和蕾萍已經至少五、六年沒見面了。大夥兒又湊在一起吃飯，似乎回到從前。