Penghu - Fun in the Sun... or Rain

At the Blowhold in the rain!

 This weekend, I had the opportunity to go to Penghu islands with my roommate, Amanda and my friends, Robyn and Vanessa.  We left very very early on Saturday morning, taking a taxi to Chiayi. At Chiayi, we took a 90 minute ferry to Penghu. The ferry ride was not fun because so many people got seasick. I did not get seasick, I got reaction sick… I don’t deal well with people throwing up all around me. I went outside to the back of the boat and had a great time!

Random beautiful water we found!

We arrived at our hostel (which was amazing) and rented scooters and took off! We drove around the islands, seeing tons of pretty places and cool sights. That night, we went to a cute little restaurant because it was raining and stayed there all night. The food was delicious and they must have been playing “The Cheesiest Hits of the 90’s” because all of the songs were crazy.

Whale Cave...

We are very excited to wear these helmets!

At the Twin Hearts Weir

Sunday morning we were up very early and went to the island of Chimei to see the Twin Hearts. They were really pretty but we felt a bit ripped off as the ferry ride took 90 minutes and we were only on the island for about and hour and a half. When we got back, we found out that Amanda (who had stayed behind) had had an accident and ripped her toenail off! Ouch!! We rented scooters again and took off for some more fun! However, it was raining. But we just rode in the rain. We rode to a blowhole that was really cool. We were so soaked, it was hilarious. After that, we talked to a nice man who showed us the way to a fun beach! It was raining, but we were wet anyway so we got in! and had some fun! Then we went and got some food and drinks and went back to the hotel room! We played cards and a drinking game. Every time we said one of our names, Penghu, rain or sunshine, we all had to take a sip of our drink. Needless to say, we used the bathroom a lot that night. Then we played Truth. It was a lot of fun!

Monday, we caught another early ferry to Jibei where we go to play a lot of water sports! We got to jetski and tube and snorkel! It was so much fun! It was overcast, but it didn’t rain, so that was good. Around 2 we headed back and got ready to leave. The sea was a lot choppier on the way back, but no one got sick! Robyn and I stayed on the back on the deck and got to see the most beautiful sunset!

Hanging on the back of the ship!