Taroko Gorge tour and back to Kaohsiung (Day 8)

                                                                                       Tuesday, June 14
This morning we had a 1/2 day tour of the Gorge.  I think I'll let the pictures do the talking.  But knowing me, they will probably talk a lot.  Oh, and you'll notice they are out of order.  No time now to sort them, but I will later.
    We had a short break at the hotel, and caught the shuttle to the Hualien airport.  We are waiting now for our flight.

Changchun Shrine.  This shrine was built to commemorate the road construction personnel who lost their lives while building the Central Cross-Island Highway.  Oddly, only military people can have their names put in the shrine.  

Ditto

With hard hats, heading down the Swallow Grotto Trail.  Mine had trouble staying on.

Part of the Swallow Grotto Trail

Dave and Molly--happy siblings on the Swallow Grotto Trail!

From Swallow Grotto Trail

Cimu Bridge.  Cimu means Loving Mother in Chinese

We're at the Orchard Pavilion near the Cimu Bridge

Molly and I on a suspension bridge

Dad and Sylvia on the trail

Our group and Hank, our tour guide.  The end of the line.  We couldn't get closer to Changchung Shrine due to rocks falling.  We thought that was a good enough reason.

Another pretty view.  Don't ask me where--not really sure--but somewhere in Taroko Gorge.

On the bus back to the hotel.

Still on the bus.  But what beautiful country

At the Hualien airport.  Handicapped watermelons?  Huge though and definitely would need a wheelchair to move them.  Or maybe you'd need a wheelchair AFTER you moved one?