【屏東】原來這就是小琉球啊！ Little Liu Qiu Part 1－il Giardino Romantico

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嗚呼！出海囉！天仙好久沒有坐船惹！想想最後一次坐船是在利物浦耶！「讀舊文」不過那次是在河上，這次可是出海耶！其實小琉球是讀者在粉絲專頁上建議的。我沒有想到當我把這個提議說出來的時候，同行友人絲毫沒有疑惑的就說好！咱們就去那！而且前一天晚上在高雄的時候還跟我說：我們隔天就坐最早的一班渡輪去吧！喂喂喂！最早的一班是八點！而且是從東港出發耶！*汗*

Whoopee! Off to sea! It's been such a long time since I've been on a ferry! The last time was in Liverpool! [See old article] However, that was a river ferry. This time I'm off to sea! This trip was actually recommended by a reader on my Facebook Page. I didn't think that my companion would look so much forward to it when I suggested it to him. The night before the trip, he even suggested that we take the first ferry. What he didn't realise was that the first ferry was at 8am, but it wasn't departing from Kaohsiung! It meant we had to be at Donggang before 8am!

無論是前一天與友人喝完喜酒在討論或是事前與其他友人討論時，大家都一致的建議，如果要去小琉球最好是給他註上一兩晚才玩得過癮。可是因為我假期有線，所以就只能安排一日遊（正確來說應該是半日遊！）。不知道是誰說要坐八點那班渡輪，結果我們其實十點多才坐上渡輪。噗！

Everyone who knew my itinerary suggested that if we were to head to Little Liu Qiu, it would be better to spend a night or two there. But that was the only day we could take the trip. So... we had to make do. And in the end, we didn't get on the 8am ferry. We got on at around 10...

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渡輪上的機車 Scooters on the ferry.

這台機車還有個故事... 話說一群人圍繞著這台機車抽煙聊天。後來一個男人來了，請他們退後，說是孩子的車。過了五分鐘之後，一個我看似像高中生得短髮女孩走來很生氣的看著他的車子（像是已經被人家蹂躪過，慘不仁賭樣）然後又瞪著那個男的（還不是瞪那群抽煙男人喔！）。後來就把車移到別處。當下我還以為反正就是一個疼女兒的爸爸吧！然後女兒又被疼到有公主病這樣。不過後來我卻看到他們手牽著手（還十指交握！）我心裡又想：啊！有哪對父女會十指交握啊！？因為再度輪上除了看海也沒其他事情可以做，只好做一堆聯想。噗！

There's a story behind this scooter. It was initially surrounded by a number of blokes, smoking and talking and chattering, until a man came and asked them to back off from the scooter because 'the kid' would be angry. After about five minutes, 'the kid', who seemed to me like a teenage girl, furiously walked to her scooter, and kept staring at the man. (Shouldn't she be staring at the men who were smoking around her scooter?) Anyway, I thought at first, oh! just another spoiled daughter! But wait! Once the girl moved her dearly beloved scooter elsewhere, the girl and the man started holding hands! With fingers laced! What a weird scene! I swear it was only because there was nothing much but the sea to look at while on board... that is why I had all these thoughts about these two...

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回歸正題吧！其實這天天氣不算太好，但也不差。如果是夏天的話，應該會熱到爆炸吧！

Anyway, back to the subject... The weather wasn't great. But it wasn't bad either. If it had been summer, we would've melted, I suppose.

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不知道誰寫的 Some scribbles...

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出發前另外一艘船入港 Docking of anther ferry before our departing

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出發囉！ And off we go!

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一溜煙的時間，我們就抵達了小琉球！真是令人興奮！我已經好久沒有去"沒去過"的地方了！

In no time at all, we arrived! It was very exciting, as it'd been a while since I explored a new territory.

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我想這對來過小琉球應該都不陌生吧！
This must look familiar to all who have been here!

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探險前先看到這些有點年紀的房子 Before moving on... we saw these very old houses....

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結果到這裡，我突然發現我把回程的渡輪票給弄不見了！沿途回去剛才上廁所的路程也都沒看見票有掉在哪裡。我本來很沮喪，想說我怎麼可能會把這麼重要的東西給弄丟！還好同行友人的勸說，反應了：錢能解決的事情，真的都不是問題，我才又調整好心情繼續去探險！

And when we got here, I realised that I had lost the return ticket! I could not believe that I could actually lose something that important. But I couldn't find it anywhere! It was nowhere to be found! Alas! My companion didn't blame me, and instead just said: we'll just buy another ticket, it's no big deal. I suppose. So I adjusted my mood and when I was ready, we went off exploring.

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有貓咪！好兆頭！A kitty! What a good omen!

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看了一下這隻小貓咪在耍寶，我就整個忘了剛才還為了把票弄不見的事情在難過！我想他是上天刻意安排來讓我調整心情的小天使吧！

After seeing this kitty playing with himself... I totally forgot what had happened a few minutes ago! I think it must've been an angel sent to me to make me feel happy again!

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因為午餐時間到了，所以我們有先去找地方吃午餐。吃完以後才繼續前進探險！

As it was lunch time, we did manage to find a place for lunch before we continue our exploration.

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你會看到很多這種機車。其實這都是租車行的（在碼頭那邊就有得租。一定會有人上前來問你，不用怕找不到！）

You'll see a lot of these scooters. They actually belong to the rental agencies located near the harbour. There is no need to look for them, as you will surely be accosted by some aggressive sales people... (usually middle-aged women)... so be forewarned!

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這就是著名的花瓶岩！
And this is the famous Flower Vase Rock.

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但對我來說，我只看到一顆青花菜...
But to me, it looked like a head of broccoli

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孩子玩耍ing Kids playing in the sand.

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回收桶！？Recycling bin?

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好醜的告示排... What an ugly sign!

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這個角度看起來美多了！
This angle is much better!

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其實我們沒有很專心的研究到底哪裡可以去。就是隨著步道亂走。隨處可見小驚喜。無論是小植物或是小蟲，都是很可愛的小生命！

We didn't really put much effort into figuring out where we could go. We just went along the path. Along the way, whether it be tiny plants or tiny insects and worms, all of them were a part of the beautiful nature!

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這個步道還沒走完！待續...

This is not the end of the path... To be continued...