This weekend the wife and I decided to go for a mini vacation in Miaoli. We started right before lunch, took my motorcycle and went south out of the city. Before long we were entering the mountains and drove along a winding road through lush green landscapes. The road was so perfect for a motorbike ride, I just kept going along and soon enough we reached our hotel.
After checking in we went out again to explore the mountains some more, stopping here and there whenever we found something interesting. Here are a couple of pictures taken during our exploration.
Our hotel is on an island in the river, this is the bridge. 
we went down to the river to soak our fret in the rapid water. 
The road had really been badly damaged at one point so we couldn’t go on
Yini had an interesting soup / BBQ combo for dinner. 
Trees can find some strange places to grow. 
Sun beginning to set over the river. 
A road with some pretty scary looking overhanging cliffs.
When it got dark there was not much point to explore more so we headed back to the hotel and ended the day by relaxing in hotel hot spring.
In the evening Yini found out two places we could go to, a famous waterfall and a small aborigine village. So the next morning we headed there, naturally finding a few fun places along the way.
The waterfall was pretty nice and we had a good time climbing down to it to get past the trail which had been closed off for repairs. The aborigine village however was not much fun as there was really not a whole lot to see.
The waterfall seen from a viewing platform. 
We managed to find a sneaky way past the broken trail so we could get close 
Living on the edge 
Yini at the top of the falls
Having seen the waterfall and the village we wound our way down the mountain to the sweltering heat of the city. We felt warm and sweaty when got home, but happy after a nice weekend trip.
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