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First stop on our last day on Lanyu is Lanyu Green Grassland Trail the only well maintained trail leading to a beautiful viewpoint

In the evening we spend an hour sampling the night market before returning to the accomodation and finding a Lanyu Scops Owl on the way

In the afternoon we take posession of our rental room before snorkeling at a famous swimming hole with lots of colorful fish

The last major stop on our scenic first loop of Lanyu are the Jikarahem caves impressive in height if not in length

We continue round the island from Flycatcher Creek stopping for a beautiful hike to Lover’s Cave meeting goats and seeing birds and enjoying the nice weather

The major attraction from a birdwatching perspective on Lanyu is the Flycatcher Creek one of the best places to see the beautiful Black Paradise Flycatcher

Our exotic sidetrip from Taiwan is to Lanyu a small offshore island with a different culture and lots of special birds not found on mainland Taiwan

Last stop today and the major attraction is Aogu Wetlands where we hope to see a couple of lingering Black Spoonbills that overwinter here

Leaving Taichung our first stop is Mount Bagua to see the huge Buddha statue and enjoy a walk in the large complex surrounding it

Before leaving Taichung we visit between two bouts of rain the park that we can see just outside our hotel room observing an unexpected numbers of birds