East coast tour - the journey

The trip started late and according to the google map – the 120km drive would take about 3:30 hrs… well, the Z is definitely a good car to drive over the curvy mountain road. I managed to got there by 3 hrs. Could have done it by 2:30 but was a delay but a long queue during the journey.

We got to the hotel and hit the pool – the was the hot spring (41°C) pool and small swimming pool. Yun and Xian was darn happy with the 1+ hr dipping. We did not have dinner around the hotel area but took a ride to the train station not far away. There was this night market going on… we had some budget steak and hot plate noodle – very cheap but tasty one…

The D1 ended early as all of us were tired after the "dipping"…A hot spring spa really relax one nerve and muscle.

We got up early the next morning – the breakfast was awesome in contrast to the price.

xian with his toast.....

However I was worried that it would be a waste as the boat ride might be very rough.

It was an exciting day for me… everything needs to be on schedule… We had a boat at 9:30 to catch and I had to rely on the GPS to get there.

at the quay...

We arrived in time and the boat ride was bloody rough(just like the pirate ship ride in the fair park). Yun had vomited x 3 but Xian and Ving went through it.

before the ride turn ugly...

The rest of the journey was smooth and we reached the ocean hot spring by 4:30pm.

taking a rest and sips...

We had another “dip” again – hell of a experience….salty hot spring spa. We left the spa by 6:00pm and the sky was getting darker. The evening ride was so beautiful with the sun setting just beside us. There was where the torch light came in handy.

The 8km ride took us 1+hrs and we finally got had our mutton hot pot dinner…

waiting for the dinner....

The sea weed ice was another unforgettable treat….

ice..ice ...ais...ais....

By 10pm everyone had sunk into the bed….