immediately hooked.
I couldn't get it out of my system so i had to find a place to practice and learn how to surf. So after googling half a day yesterday for beaches nearby. I found one. Unsure of what it looks like or if they even have a place to rent equipments, i ventured north from Dali city to Da' an county which is way north.
Starting off from the city. There was nothing special. But soon after i
passed Taichung international airport, the view started getting better. As you go downhill, it overlooks the whole town of Cingshuei, Wuchi and Dajia. The view stretches to the coastline where you see the wind turbines.Growing up in the city, i seldom get a chance to see much of the ocean or the beach - Except for Manila bay, which doesn't really count- which is why i'm always excited when i see such sights - that if i had a tail, it would surely be wagging.
A few more minutes and i reached "Da an". But as much to my dismay, i ended up in a filthy river mouth that was made even worse by the beach that was filled with scattered human wastes, dead trees and carcasses of what i assume to be dead birds. And even worse, the whole area looked like a ghost town. Closed and abandoned
restaurants and theme parks filled the area - as if it wasn't enough of an eyesore already.After a disappointing hunt. I found a nice place in the shade to relax a bit which is easy enough if you just close your eyes and listen to the waves coming in and hitting the beach gently like a mother tucking in her child.
Right there in the shed, i accepted my fate. I told myself "You're never gonna find a decent spot around here, Jet!" . So i finished lunch and called my girlfriend to tell her my scouting trip was a failure. Then started the walk back to the parking area and started driving back.
Less than a block down the road, a voice told me. "Don't give up! You've come this far to turn back now." - It's just a thought, not a real voice. I might be crazy but not the "need to see the shrink" crazy :p . So i decided to keep going further up north on route 7. And there i saw the small signs -only spray painted on electric posts- that says "衝浪" which means "surf". I kept following the small arrows painted on random objects. And there hidden behind the bushes i saw this
....After seeing the shop, the voices inside my head started singing "Hallelujah, hallelujah!". Then after inquiring about equipment rentals and lessons. I headed to the beach near that spot to see how it looked. It wasn't "Boracay" nor "Puerto Azul" - which is impossible to find here in taiwan - but definitely good and clean enough. After that, i had a grin on my face the whole time i was driving back home knowing, i got a new playground!
Here are some more pictures i took at Da an beach. I'll upload the rest on facebook soon after i publish this blog.
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