Trip to Fulong to See the Sand Sculptures

Several Senior Missionary couples on our day off; gathered in the MRT Station to start our trip to Fulong.  Sister Day and her Mother-in-law decided to make the trip with us. 

Next we boarded the train to Fulong , which is about 1 1/2 hr ride to the North East Coast of Taiwan. The fare was about 38 NT each way ($1.26 US).

Like most beach towns there were bicycle for rent.
Bob wanted to rent this bicycle built for two.

Sister Day; the Mission President's Mother, who was in Taiwan visiting for a month and is in her 80's, was ready to take Bob up on the offer. She is a very fun interesting lady. She and her husband served 4 missions before he passed away. Sister Day has written several books on paper cutting and lives in Virginia. She also tells stories in the schools and libraries while she does the paper cutting.  She does stand out in any group, because her hat and cane are decorated with plastic flowers.

Big sister taking charge by insisting on her twin brothers holding her hands as they walked to the beach.

The sky was overcast and the weather cool 

enough that we really enjoyed the day.

The sand sculptures are on display for the entire month of June.  The sand is mixed with something to make it hard and able to withstand the heavy rain.

Interesting and many to see

Lots of detail

Still Famous 

Bright Beach Cover Up

Beautiful View

The visitor center featured a few wood sculptors.  Here we are with President and Sister Yu (second counselor to the Temple President and assistant matron). The Yu's are from San Jose, CA.

This extraordinary bench was out of one piece of wood. I had just said this is my favorite piece, when President Yu walked into the area and said "this is my favorite piece". 

We were excited to see the train, because the five of us missed the first train on the way home.

As we rode the train, we got a few smiles.

And we made new friends.  This young lady was on her way to graduation for her students from cooking school.

Surprise Birthday Party!

Bob planned the Big Surprise!  I thought we were going to dinner at President and Sister He's on May 25th, which is 4 days before my birthday.  When we arrived 12 friends walked out of the den to surprise me. Someone handed Bob a red rose, and Bob dropped to his knee's and asked me if I would live with him one more year. Funny hubby! Bob is still wondering what the answer is?

Someone yelled "KISS", and then some wanted to take pictures.
But they did not have their camera's ready, so after 3 kisses I was laughing very hard as you can see in the picture.

Bob had ordered KFC and Pizza Hut for everyone (a big treat for us in Taiwan), and our friends brought side dishes for a great buffet.  

Here is President He opening the Birthday Cake box.  He is getting a little help from Brother Wang, who was one of the past Taiwan Temple President's.

Cake, Ice Cream, Balloons, Two Dozens White Roses, and
my Loving Husband on my 73rd Birthday!

President is working diligently on serving
 the ice cream, while I serve the cake.

Thoughtful cherished gifts.  

Bob placed these three brothers( who are all Temple Sealer's) on chairs and told a very funny story about them.  We all laughed so hard. 

left to right: President YU (2nd counselor), Brother Jiang, Brother Wang (past Temple President)

Everything was cleaned up and we looked over and saw all the Sister's leaning on the counter top talking and laughing. It was a perfect evening. left to right: Sister Woodward, Sister Chen, Sister Chen, Sister Jiang, Sister Yu, Sister Wang, Sister He