We also found the Taiwanese people to be extremely friendly and welcoming.

Good luck getting your bike fixed.

I guess we were lucky when we were in Taiwan to not see any spiders.

What a feast!

One of many species of wax apples/rose apples, etc. My brother in HI has a tree. Yup, crunchy and juicy with a very mild flavor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syzygium

:)

It's pretty warm here now!

below is a journal of mine from when I went to the island and rode around the area south of Kaoshuing - with train rides.

You can't get on/off at Kaoshuing and need to do so at nearby stations.

https://www.cycleblaze.com/journals/kaoshuing/

Yes, our plan is to head to the island, as long as the weather looks good.

That writhing mass in the back is pretty interesting too.

No -I didn't see that request. I'm not getting notifications for some reason.

Hopefully you can find a decent bike shop - as mentioned above, a bigger place should have the component you want.

Will you visit the small island of Xiuliu - just south of Kaoshuing? It's only about 10km circumference, but has a couple of nice beaches and few vehicles. Here are a few pages of journal from April...

https://www.cycleblaze.com/journals/covid/april-9th/

There is a possible shifter fix available in Kaohshiung. SRAM sells replacement parts here (unlike in North America), and the distributor found me a shop that has them in stock. So hopefully the busted shifter will be fixed in a couple of days. 🤞

Poor guy! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a dog encased like this.

Sorry to hear about your SRAM shifter woes -I hope that you can find a replacement part soon. It was nice that you were able to end a disappointing day with a fabulous meal.

We took route 131 down to Shuili, which was quiet and beautiful too.

Graham - did you see my message about an internet search for a local shifter?

Thsis likely too late, but there's a small road south from the lake - much better than Highway 21. I did it a while ago...

https://www.cycleblaze.com/journals/formosa/