Today's Temp : 24 - 30c
Average Speed : 19.4 kmh max: 57.5
Time On Bike : 4 hr 36 mins
Average Climb : 4% max: 14%
Total Altitude : 599 m max: 2486 m
Today's Spending : NTD 275
Total Distance Todate : 589 km
Total Spending Todate : NTD 2451
Woke up to a beautiful morning at 7.00am.And what a good sleep last night.Guess I was really tired and slept so soundly , that the couple did not wake me up for some hot coffee,that was the agreement made during dinner time. I felt sorry but conveyed my thanks anyway. The morning scenery at the summit of Tataka has brighten up with blue sky and white clouds as compared to misty yesterday evening. The Alishan mountain range was so real emerging from a sea of floating white clouds.I had never seen such a beautiful scene before,just fantastic!! and this really make the climb yesterday worthy. Whereas Mt Yu-shan, the highest in Taiwan at 3952m .Situated on the eastern end did not look so good from far, those interested to scale Yu-shan , can start the climb from here.Enough of a short look around and taking pictures, It was time for a good roll down. I mounted my camera on the helmet and recorded a 7 mins video but could not post it up as the files is too big. Have lunch at Siding where the owner showed me a shorter way to Dapu instead of following the normal route 21, a big loop . Now a more direct route to join route 3 and mind you this shortcut was not shown on the map. Riding along side the huge Zenwun dam but with very low water level at this current dry spell. A Dapu bridge crossing then found a campsite at the back of a farmer's house,permission granted but was told not to use too much water.Nevertheless, still afford to have a short bath and a good shave.
