Hualien - Taiwan - Day 4 - 9 Days Backpacking

Day 4

6 of us woke up at 4.15AM this morning to try to catch the Hualien sunrise at ChiXingTan on bike. The night before we ask for directions from Chi but when we went out to the streets, we still got kinda lost. So at 4.35AM, I was thinking whether we would miss the sunrise. The morning sunrise in Hualien was estimated to be around 5.15AM and we were not sure if we could find our way.

So somehow we came to this section of the road where we thought, let's just follow this route. I still do not know how we did it, but soon it looked like we were on our way. The route I took was 5KM, but took about 45mins to complete because there's a section where it was straight uphill for 2KM.

By the time we reached the beach, it was already bright, but thankfully there was a little cloud cover on the horizon, and we managed to sneak it as a sunrise when it appeared over the clouds at 5.21AM. The view was magnificent and the beach was really beautiful as well. If you thought of proposing here, please do. The atmosphere is totally made for it.




The trip back to the hostel was very much faster. Stopped by at a foodstall for some light breakfast of dumplings and cold soya milk. Refreshing! After packing up, I was leaving on the 11.15AM train back to Taipei, took a short 5mins walk to the row of shops opposite the train station to get some local foodstuff for friends back home. Ah, thank the convenience of the hostel as I bought enough to complain about carrying the items around.

As time came for me to leave, I was rather sad to leave behind the memories and new friends I've made here. My advice is to spend 3-4 days at Hualien as it is a really beautiful place and its really enjoyable. Well then, its back to Taipei for some rest.