三貂领 (TW)

Original plan for the day was

1. Sandiaoling in the morning
2. Pingli Tea museum in the afternoon
3. Night time: dinner with friend

but plan changes..

just like promise is meant to break..
plan is meant to change..haha..

Stuck in the forest for 1 and a half hours..

waited for the train for nearly an hour..

by the time i reached by taipei, it was already 4 plus in the afternoon..

plan changed..

Pingli see you next time!

the day began..
i woke up at 7 10 am in the morning..gave myself 15 to 20 mins to wash up, change clothes, and to make any other preparation..

but i didnt have much sleep during night..

especially when i had my night in a dorm's room..

woke up several times in the middle of the night from the various noises

and sadly i am a light sleeper..

you can wake me up very easily~

bought myself a onigiri and a bottle of coffee below $2 from my favourite 7-11

i walked towards the train station to get my ticket..

surprisingly i found many foreign workers in taiwan ( perhaps from philippines and indonesia)

i reached the platform early..luckily i got myself a bottle of 500ml green tea (sob)

took a short nap in the train..and had my stomach pill..

guessed that i had too much food for the past week.


finally i reach san diao ling..

it was a sunday..

so you would find quite a number of people walking the waterfall trail as well..

and we exchanged greetings and nods as we walked pass one another..

friendly people~

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Fresh air

greenery..

water..

it was peaceful..

wished that i had more time..

or i should have came earlier..

didnt not stay too long after i visited all 3 waterfalls..

since my schedule was tight..

so i went on..


to the wrong path..

i realised i began another trail which is 4.8km ..

after walking 1.1km..i gave up..

because the trail was much difficult..

it was slippery and muddy..

do not think i could venture it myself since i am just an amateur myself..

so i turned back.


and i met up with a group of taiwanese..

we got lost together for 30 mins..

by then..i had already finished up my drinks..thirsty thirsty..and hungery.

i was really afraid that my vision might blur..trying to focus on the trail..

(luckily i bought a bottle of  green tea)

i really drank every single drop of water left in my bottle..

and finally i reached the train station after the long stairs down..

it was really slippery..

even though i had my trekking shoes.

i nearly slipped at least twice.


while i was lost alone..

i realised... fear wasnt the first thought in mind..

the thought of ruining my plan was the first that came into my mind..haha.

but later the thirst and hunger came in..

my mental strength was not too bad..

it brought me back safely to the station and to taipei..

cant believe i survived on 1 bottle of coffee..1 bottle of water and 1 bottle of green tea (plus my onigiri)  for 5 hours of trekking and 2 hours of waiting..

i immediately bought myself a bottle of green tea when i saw a vending machine..that was like around 3 pm

within seconds..half of the drink went into my mouth, through my throat and to my stomach..

it was fantastic..

cant live without water..

i will visit san diao ling again next time..

this time round, i will enjoy the trail longer and

i wont get lost! :)

perhaps i better do a write up on the trail itself.. do not want people to get lost like myself.


-review done-