During the night, the rain came, subduing our plans for the day. We were going to meet up with Irene’s friend Sam at some form of amusement park, but the weather forced a re-think. Instead Sam came here. As always Sam brought puzzles and games to keep his mind occupied. He’s one of those interesting … Read more
Late last night, I decided to get out of the cabin to do some uninterrupted writing. I had noticed a coffee shop in the lobby of thee resort, and while I didn’t have any desire to go there, coffee shops often have wireless internet access. There is a picnic area with tables near the lobby, … Read more
I awoke this morning by stepping in a cold puddle of water in our bathroom. No surprise that the toilet wasn’t really “fixed”. Breakfast was provided as part of our room, a Chinese and western breakfast buffet. “Western” in this case apparently means they have toast and lettuce salad. A note on toast. It’s a … Read more
Breakfast at Full House is an artist’s breakfast: One designed to keep you starving. It consists of one wafer-thin, sandwich sized slice of ham, an egg and half a banana. We didn’t get going very early in the morning, so we checked out and headed for a ’round the lake drive. Recently, back in Phoenix … Read more
As mentioned previously, I slept badly during the night. The room was very nice, but without heating or cooling, apart from nature. The temperature would not have been too bad, a little cold, but the only bed covers were something between a duvet and an antarctic survival blanket. Underneath it you sweated like a pig, … Read more
During the night, I had an epiphany. It came with the sound of something not unlike a piece of hard plastic, like a bead, being ricocheted off the wall and then bouncing across a wooden floor. It wasn’t the first time I’d heard that noise tonight either. It was the noise of the cough drop … Read more
Last night when we left Danshui, we split up when we got back to the subway station near the house. I went to the drug store to pick up more Panadol, which doesn’t work well, but it is all they’ve got and Irene took James home by bus. I went overboard and bought a couple … Read more
I don’t know what the heck it is about this place, but I just get the darndest colds here and can’t shake them. Today I woke up and felt like I’d been setback to my worst day of the cold last week. I can only imagine this isn’t so much a cold as a nasty … Read more
Not much of a day to write about. In the morning, we went to the photographer to have an album made for Michelle and James. This is the same studio that did the album for Michelle when she was 6 months old, too. We liked their work then and they gave us a good deal … Read more
I’ve been generally disappointed with the Sony Cybershot lately. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a good point and shoot digital camera and has served me well, but, I want to have more control of the picture process and this trip to Alishan has really driven it home for me. Today I went and bought a … Read more