The Awu Hostel in Kenting was great. I mean, just look at it. It's sort of like a little surf shack, tucked in among several others. It wasn't heaven, but, man, was it laid back! That was just what I needed.
And Vivi, a surfer chick who managed the hostel, well, she was simply the best! She was like a little sister to both of us for the two days that we stayed there. Thanks for everything, Vivi!
There was also a colorful parrot out front ...
as well as yet another cute, white Lab. What's not to like about the place?
After a leisurely morning, Joe and I decided to bike it back to the heart of town (which was considerably dead during the day) and then farther on down the road to Eluanbi, where there was a park that was essentially at the end of the road. My goal (Joe didn't really care, sniff, sniff...) was to find the southernmost point in Taiwan, which I figured must have been in that park. We paid the modest admission fee, went in, and walked all around, but we didn't find the darn monument.
About the most exciting thing we saw was a sign posted along some of the park's trails warning of "poisonous insects and snakes" (yikes!) or perhaps the lighthouse, which, despite it's unusual history (it's fortified, for example!), wasn't that appealing.
What was appealing was the coconut juice stand that we found as soon as we exited the park. This time, I had to try some, for all of NT 50. I paid the lady, who then quickly searched out the biggest coconut she had, hacked away at the top of the coconut with her small machete, placed a straw in the hole she had made, and handed over the coconut. Seeing how good it looked, Joe couldn't resist and ordered one, too. We were both really pleased with how refreshing the drink was.
We also asked the lady about the "flesh" of the coconut. Lucky for us, she then hacked away at the coconuts again, this time splitting them in half and exposing just what we were looking for. She showed us how to scoop it out, too. And she didn't charge us a thing. That was yummy!
Instead of pedaling straight back to the hostel, I decided I wanted to see what was up one of the other roads. Joe almost didn't join me, but then he changed his mind. Good for him (and lucky for me), since after only about 100 meters, we came across what I was looking for the whole time: a sign pointing the way to the "Southernmost Point in Taiwan." Mission: accomplished.
We hung out at the monument for a while, took a bunch of pictures, and then continued up the road for a few kilometers. We got a nice view of the southeasternmost coastline of Taiwan and decided to call it a day.
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