Day 11 Fri 23/10 - Dayuling Farmer's Hut Viewing Sunset

Total Distance : 49.9 km
Today's Temp : 18 - 25 c
Average Speed : 9.3 kph  max: 49.0
Time On Bike : 5 hr 21 min
Average Climb :  4%  max: 22%
Total Altitude :  1078m  max: 2238m
Today's Spending : NTD 290
Total Distance Todate : 299.1 km
Total Spending Todate : NTD 1011

Woke up to a beautiful sunshine morning with clear blue sky. The feeling is real GREAT!!!! The watch is still showing 6.30am and thru experience it normally took me one and a half to 2 hr to prepare breakfast to actual start off. Yesterday before I went to bed, I used some wooden planks to block the doorless hut entrance and it was still intact,that means no "visitors" paid a visit to my tent last night. I wheeled my bike over the bushes which was about 50m from the road. The road is still little wet result from thick mist last night but the sky is clear. The road surface is smooth and with the colourful red and yellow road railings, it makes photos look beautiful,unlike our Malaysian road railings plain dull with no colour.It begins with a welcome 8km gradual decent and then gradual up another 22km to the entrance of Wuling Recreational Farm on a side road 124. Did not venture into this touristic spot where everything will be expensive. Those living in this mountainous region are the hardworking farmers, you can see them as you passed thru' numerous farmlands just by the roadside.Among the fruits are pesimon / apples / pears / green oranges, taste very juicy and sweet. Lishan,another popular tourist spot surrounded with beautiful mountain scenery. On the top,has a tourist centre and a San Yet Sun statue. The farmers also set up many road store to sell their fruits. Time for energy refill , so I had lunch of deep fried pork rib rice and white carrot soup with fish balls for NTD 100. The climb continues to an elevation of 2000m, not many houses as this high altitude, happen to see one homestay but asking for NTD 600 ( about Rm 65), just for one person without b/f and down to earth basic facsilities.Why should I since I can camp anywhere for free and I had all the stuffs with me? Unless I am really in desperate situations like exhausion, running out of daylight, not feeling well or injury etc..Otherwise I am still love to camp.True enough on the next hour after that,I spotted a beautiful farmer's hut with a big water tank by the roadside and there is a motor to pump the water for the vegetable farm below. There were 2 rooms but both doors were locked. It seems nobody stay here for quite sometime judging from the layer of dust empty corridor.I purposely set my tent with the opening facing the valley where the sun set.

   The road is still wet from last night heavy mist but the sky is clear and air is refreshing in the early morning

           And the colourful red and yellow road railing. Something for our Malaysian courterpart to learn

                                          Farmers harvesting vegetables in bamboo basket

                                          Fruits mini market at the junction to Wuling Farm

                    My destination is go straight to Lishan and Dayuling. Too expensive to turn right!

                                       Farmers houses are scattered around in the mountain

                          Landslide is common in the mountain area during the rainy season

                Pesimons fruits wrapped in a quality white wraper to prevent from insects and direct sunlight

                                                       Mt Hehuan , my direction

                                               Farmers set up stalls at the top of Lishan

                                                               Mt Hehuan at the far end

Visitor center

                                          Statue of Nationalist of China San Yet Sun

                                                             Take your order

                  Deep fried prok rib with rice and white carrot soup with fish balls NTD 100

                                   Harvesting apples with a rail track operated by motor

                              I spotted the hut at the right and went down to check out

                                                   A scenic valley view from my tent