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.