Sunny Sunday morning, I decided to push myself to attempt an unknown mountain trail in Hsin-dian with the Yamaha recorder in my backpack, as I’ve been taking enough rest at home for past three consecutive days due to In-Fa typhoon.
I got on Songjiang Xinsheng（松江新生） Metro Bus at Dapingling（大坪林）Station at 10:00, arrived at Xindian（新店）Station at 10:10, got on the free New Taipei Tutang（塗潭） Bus at Xindian Station at 10:20, got off at Xiaoken III Road（小坑三路）at 10:50. I was a little anxious about the new route I was about to explore till the bus driver told me that an old man hiked the same route almost every week.
It was an easy walk, mostly downhill, I didn't get lost. The road signs are well displayed. I had my lunch at Changfu（長福）Temple at 1:30, got on free New Taipei Guangxin（廣興） Bus at Guangxin Bay Park at 2:15 and arrived at Qichang（七張）Metro Station at 2:45. It was refreshing to hike in the mountains after the typhoon, the mountain streams full of water were spectacular.
In addition to exercise the body, I enjoyed making acquaintance with local residents while hiking on the unknown trail. At Xiaoken I Raod, I was invited to have a cup of sweet potato leaves tea by a gentleman of my age. His family has been living there for more than a century. They used to grow tea and tangerines and made a fortune.
My college classmate rode her electric bike to my parents’ place with her husband at 6:30. We kept on talking until 9:00. It’s nice to have a college classmate living in the neighborhood.
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