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Day03 旭海村→阿朗壹古道→中心牧場(露營)，10km

昨夜開始下雨，一陣一陣的，應是颱風的雲雨還沒清乾淨，一直至早上。用過民宿招待的醬菜稀飯後，還是決定到村裏採買今晚的食物。 中午雨勢緩和，上路。單車開始離開平坦的公路走進土石路，然後滑進熱帶森林中，沒多久就接近海岸。

無數顆大大小小的圓石構築的海岸，當浪打上來時，石頭就在水中翻滾然後發出咕嚕咕嚕的聲音，第一次聽到這樣的海聲。

雨走了，天也藍了，我們就在大海旁騎著車，進入另一個世界。 石頭越來越大，到後來單車只能牽著走，抵達岩石藝術廣場。石頭已變成高過腰的石塊，於是我們將行李卸下，分批將單車和行李扛過亂石區，然後牽著車來到觀音鼻高繞處。 說真的第一眼看見一直向上延展的山徑，有點傻了，這該如何通過呢？但強壯的鐵雲認為用扛的就ok，我........小聲的說，我可能不行ㄝ。我們再度卸下行李，先把車留下，開始帶著我們的行李爬上觀音鼻，海開始慢慢地在腳下100公尺、200公尺，然後我們看見了中心牧場的廢墟，就在我們俯視幾百公尺處的石礫灘旁。

好不容易繞過觀音鼻再度來到海岸邊時間已是下午5點，我們已有共識今天單車可能沒法運過來了。不過還是決定再走回單車的地方，看帶他們到多高處就多高。 晚間7點左右，單車已經爬到距離海平面100m高的樹叢中，決定先讓單車睡在觀音鼻，我們下至中心牧場休息。

晚間9點，搭好帳篷，煮了麵，在海浪聲與星光中沉沉地睡去。

DAY 03 Xuhai- Dawa river

Weather: 32-34° morning showers, sunny afternoon

Start: 12:00 – Arrival 21:00

Distance: 10km

It rained all night and we woke up with some doubts as to whether or not we could continue our trip to Alangyi. After breakfast we took advantage of the clearing skies and left to visit Xiao. We first bought some food for our dinner and tomorrow’s breakfast. Then we discovered a tiny coffee shop owned by Ms. Panpan, an aboriginal of The Plains. She told us the story of her remarkable grandmother who helped to trace the Alangyi trail and was also a key communicator and liaison between the Chinese, Japanese and aboriginal people.

At noon a final shower cleaned the road for us before magically the clouds dispersed revealing a beautiful clear blue sky, as if welcoming us to the heart of our travel adventure. Finally, we left the pavement and started on the small path of the Alangyi Trail. Untouched shoreline with a stone-filled beach greeted us. We rode until the stones turned into big rocks, and we had to push our bicycles. The rhythm f the waves and the smell of the ocean cheered us along. We reached our first real challenge at the cliff of the “Nose of Guanyin”. In order to continue along the coastal trail we had to climb up the steep trail. The traverse covered only a distance of 2km, but the steep and slippery path made the journey quite physically demanding. We realized that we would have to make many trips to get our gear and ourselves across the cliff. At four o’clock we started to climb with our bags. It took us nearly two hours to reach the coast. After resting a bit we decided to go back and get our bikes. We wanted to carry them over the traverse before nightfall. At first we hesitated to use fixed ropes, but the difficulty of the terrain made it clear that we would need to use them to be safe. We carried our bicycles on our backs half of the way and then used the ropes to pull them up. The night came quickly. Soaked with sweat and exhausted we were forced to leave our bikes on the slope for the night.

We turned back and passing by the river Tawa we took an integral shower under the starlight. The clear water of the waterfall washed away our fatigue from the day’s demanding activities. After our natural shower we continued walking until we found a place to camp. It was already 21:00 when we set up the tent and started to cook our evening meal. It was so peaceful and quiet! We finished setting up camp and were sweetly rocked to sleep by the sound of the waves.

Picture:

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How much we paid
Eating NTD$450
Total: NTD$450