Since we had seen most of the really worth while sights on Saturday we took it pretty easy on Sunday. Penghu is supposed to be a good place for snorkeling and diving but all the diving tours seemed to have closed for the winter, so I simply bought a cheap mask and snorkel from a sports store on main street and then we headed out to one of the many beaches.
At the far end, near some tall cliffs I found a nice area to explore. It was by no means as good as a coral reef but I still saw several colorful fishes. When I got out of the water, slightly chilled and with a salty taste in my mouth, we went to the next beach just a short distance along the coast and had lunch at a cafe there. The lunch was perhaps not great but the view of the smooth sand and turquoise waters was awesome.
Walking down the beach Couple of small boats tied up by the beach Yini looking for some good corals to bring home
In general I will say that Penghu has the best beaches I’ve been to in Taiwan. Yupp, they’re better than Kenting.
After taking a stroll along the beach, listing to he sound of the waves and picking up pieces of coral, I decided we should get back to the abandoned house from the day before because I suspected there might be more to see there.
Boy was there more to see, the place had been a really large fish farm with several indoor pools as well as outdoor ones out in the bay. I was really excited to explore all of it. Sadly my camera ran out of batteries yesterday and my phone, which had functioned as a replacement for my dead camera, started acting weirdly. I did manage to get a few photos but not as many as I had hoped.
The main building The company sign What’s left of the main building Long row of pools Such a mess of pipes Some kind of pumping station Lots of outdoor pools A small building of some kind Someone has been living inside
When I had explored all the buildings and fish pools, we headed back into town. We returned our scooter, then took a stroll down town checking souvenirs and such before heading out to the airport. Now wee are back in Hsinchu. I think Penghu is really worth a visit, perhaps even more so in the summer when water activities are abound.
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