Instead of golfing on a mountain nestled sub-tropical golf course where wild cockatoos comment on your faulty putting, which they seemed to have enough on back home on a lovely Canadian farmer's field course, the whole family set out for a leisurely drive to the country side not too far from the city. We explored San Di Men area (a small town in the mountains outside of Kaohsiung). Our drive took us past banana plantations, coconut and betel nut fields until we entered the steep climb up to the San Di Men townsite. Within San Di Men we visited the massive Taiwan Aboriginal Park. It was equivalent to the size of Blackfalds (a town from back home).

The entirety of the park cannot be explored on foot so there are small transports that take you to different points of the park that represent the various tribes of Taiwan. Dad was mesmorized by the aboriginal show. Mom enjoyed it too. Especially when the man representing one tribe came out in a nice white thong. Kathy and mom couldn't control their giggling.