il Giardino Romantico

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好啦！吃完午餐以後呢，就是要來運動了。因為我們沒租機車，所以就是靠11路了！其實看地圖就知道這裡很多步道可以走。不過因為我們要趕著最後一班渡輪回東港，所以也不能夠走太遠。算好時間選了條應該可以走的完的步道就走了！但我們不知道，這趟走完其實辛苦的還在後面等著... 

After lunch, it was time to exercise. Because we did not rent a scooter, so our only way around the island was to walk. The map would tell you that there are lots of trails to choose from. But seeing we wanted to catch the last ferry back, we couldn't pick one that was too far away. What we didn't anticipate, was an even more tiresome challange awaiting us at the end of the journey...

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這條步道叫美人洞。其實你說沒什麼，也是真的沒什麼。但其實我們可是挺享受的！

This trail is called the Cave of the Beauty. There's not much to it really, but we enjoyed the trail quite a lot! 

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蜘蛛網 Spider web

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漆都快掉光了 Fainted signage

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很多很多的洞 Caves after caves

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走不完的階梯 Flights and flights of stairs

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沒看到蝙蝠 No bats were spotted.

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很適合下棋啊 Care for a game of chess?

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這是真的還假的啊... Is this real?

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頭小心 Head be careful... 

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天仙的洞 Cave of the immortals

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洞中洞 Cave within a cave

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也有橋 There are bridges, too.

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好美麗！！Magnificent view!

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沒看到有水... Water of the  Bodhisattva (but it seemed dry)

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看起來像是偶像劇的場景 Seemed like a scene in a Taiwanese drama or something.

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這只有軍人看得懂吧 I think only soldiers would understand this?

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碉堡 Bunker

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涼亭 Pavilion

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黃昏 Dusk

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當我們完成這個步道也往回走返到搭渡輪的地方的時候，其實還剩一點時間閒晃。買了回程票（因為來回的票被我弄丟了）就開始在碼頭附近的商店晃晃。這裡有好多阿桑，都好恐怖！除了剛到的時候會用很"熱情"的上前推銷，此時也遇到同一批。看見早上我沒買他的下午卻買了別人的還來跟我發脾氣（驚）。我根本不記得早上接觸的是哪一個阿桑啊！不過啤酒下肚之後，我就也不跟他計較（畢竟賺錢還是很辛苦的！）沒想到這一嘴饞就是我們大錯特錯的地方了！因為等我們要去排隊的時候.... 

Once we have returned to the harbour to take the ferry back, there was still time to hang around the shops. There were many aggressive middle aged women trying to force their products to us. One even got angry with me for looking at her's but buying from another... How could I have remembered from whom to buy!? Anyway, after a beer, I was ready to forgive anyone! However, it was a mistake to indulge ourselves in the snack and beer (for me), because when we were ready to line up... 

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已經這麼多人惹！！
There were already so many people! 

結果...船到了，果然是上不了！囧！！還好後來因為人很多，就多加開了一班。最後還是有順利回到東港！

But once the ferry arrived, it got filled up very quickly, and we couldn't get on! Fortunately, because there were lots of others waiting to get back, so there was an additional ferry that came to pick us up.

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雖然有順利搭上船，不過不料當我們抵達東港的時候，才剛出來就眼睜睜的看著到最後一班接駁車就這樣從我們面前開過去...囧！所以即使我有考慮到東港先找一間有賣生魚片的餐廳解決晚餐，因為怕連市區都回不了，也就此打消了這個念頭。我們正在考慮直接花錢消災給小黃大賺一筆的時候，先去了一間店裡面想要換零錢。老闆娘與店員見我們這樣的狀況也關心起來。知道我們錯過接駁車後，問我們打算怎麼回去。得知我們打算做計程車，就建議我們先等等。他會打電話幫我們問還有沒有車可以回高雄的。後來真的幫我們找到carpool回高雄的車，一人也只要一百塊！整趟旅程最殘念的事情啊，就是梅在他們店裡買點東西。因為我個性急，得知有車就不敢亂晃，呆呆的站在他們交代我們的地方等車。其實那段等待的時間是足夠我們在他們店裡消費的呀！！

所以各為如果有去東港，記得再渡輪站斜對面有個全家，他旁邊的伴手禮店逛逛吧！！おねがい～～

Although we successfully boarded the ferry, the minute we got off, we saw the shuttle bus drive away right in front of our eyes. Even if it occurred to me to find a restaurant to fulfill my craving for shashimi in Dongang, it was now definitely out of the question. I mean, wouldn't you be worried? We weren't even sure if we could get back to Kaohsiung! Well, we decided money could resolve our issue. We went to a shop to get some change for the taxi ride (for some reason I don't really trust taxi drivers with my thousand dollar bills). The shop owner realised that we were trying to get back to Kaohsiung, kindly offered to attempt to find an alternative transport for us. She found a carpool transport that would take us back to the city, at an extremely reasonable price of NT$100. The only regret we had of this trip was not having shopped at the kind lady's shop. We could've, but being the paranoid me, I didn't want to miss our only way back to the city, so I just stood still and patiently waited for the vehicle to arrive....

So my dear friends, if you ever go to Dongang, remember to visit the shop located adjacent to the Family Mart!! 

天仙念：雖然感覺上一波三折，不過這次的旅程真的超難忘的！希望夏天還可以來一次！