As I said before the kids are pretty much fully booked during weekdays. They have no time or energy for anything else. Margaret and I on the other hand have very little in the way of requirements on our time from the point when the kids leave for school until they get back around dinner time. On March 7th we decided to go explore Cinjin Island. Cinjin is a barrier island marking the outside of Kaohsiung harbour. It has been occupied for centuries and has some of the oldest buildings in the area. You can take a 10 minute ferry ride from downtown across the harbour to Cinjin. Once there it is easy to get around with a bicycle. The whole outside of the island is essentially beach and parks connected by bicycle paths. We took the subway to the downtown area and rented a tandem bike for the day. Then loaded it on the ferry headed across. Once in Cinjin we road around the beaches which are black or dark gray sand. We also went to windmill park where people were also flying stunt kites. We finished at a huge open air seafood restaurant. During peak periods the restaurant works like a buffet with the chefs putting all kinds of dishes up on the counter and people taking what they want. You pay by the dish. Dinner also comes with all you can eat fresh fruit, iced tea, and rice. We arrived after the peak period so we just ordered off the menu and had shrimp, abalone, ferns, and other vegetables but still with unlimited fresh fruit, tea, and rice. The lady running the restaurant thought we didn't take enough fruit so she sent us home with a bag with more fruit.
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| Windmill Park |
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| Seafood restaurant in Cinjin |
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| View back at Kaohsiung from Cinjin |
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