Vacation to Peng Hu (澎湖)

As we near the end of our adventure we have been trying to see as much of Taiwan as we can. On Thursday (5-12-13) afternoon we set off for Penghu! They are beautiful islands to the west of Taiwan. We met up with a group from our congregation to head to the Taichung airport. The hour long bus ride and checking in took much longer than the actual flight which was only about 30 min! We were a little alarmed when we small plane we were going to board. It was tiny! It was the first time we saw a plane with propellers in person. Here is a picture of the very small plane:

Once we landed someone from the travel agency picked us up and took us to the hotel where we met the Cai's and Jack (a brother who was in our congregation but is currently doing his alternative service in PengHu.) After dropping our things we went out to see some of the markets and eat dinner.

Our group at dinner

Hannah had Squid

After dinner we enjoyed a chocolate crepe and then Jack took us to the roof of his house for us to watch the fireworks festival. The Fireworks were above the famous Rainbow bridge and the 15 min show was spectacular!

The next day we took a boat that would takes us to other islands. The boat was neat, on the lower deck there were windows where we could see under the water. After some time looking around they took us to a dock where they had fishing paddle boats and oysters they caught, which you cook yourself. They also have sealed off sections where you can fish.

Out the window of the boat

Hannah and I in the paddle boat.

Fishing was interesting they had half of a fish tied on the end of the line no hook.

Brother Cai cooking oysters 

Yes they got me to try oyster (it was gross!)

They also had a puffer fish who made tours around the dock. He is alive and well! Hannah followed the man to make sure he put him back in the water. :)

   Once we returned we rented scooters and drove to the other side of the island where we took a boat and then scooters again to a beach.

The next day after sleeping in we went to another beach where we swam and played.

the Tiny speck in the mask is a jelly fish 

 Then we got to go snorkeling.

After we snorkeled in the first location for a while and got to feed the fish some bread we headed to another spot but the tide was too low to snorkel again. So we got to play in the water and see the interesting see creatures. We also got jump in off the small ledge in to the ocean.

After everyone got a turn jumping in they told us we were going to play a game called "Superman can't fly" they chose 4 people out of the group I was the last one chosen. Guess who I am in the video. :)

After we finished snorkeling we drove around the island to a few different beaches 

Then we visited a famous candy shop where we enjoyed some samples.

After we went for dinner it was interesting...

On Sunday we flew back to Taichung. With only 20 days to go we are excited and a little sad at the same time. We are Excited to go home to our friends and family and sad to leave our new friends and the beauty of Taiwan.

until next time.

Love Phil & Hannah