Yeliu Geopark

There are many tourist attractions a day trip away from Taipei. We used public transportation (bus ride) to get to the Yeliu Geopark, about 100NT. Yeliu is on Taiwan's northern coast and is a fishing town with shrimpers in the harbor.

The big electric lights are used to attack the shrimp at night. Bu the big attraction in Yeliu Geopark where there are some spectacular examples of sea erosion a long the coast.

This pillar is about 15 feet tall, the black rock on top is more resistant to erosion from the sea water and the wind. This pillar is called the "Queen". There are maybe 100 such pillars. Some with their own names, all strange, this one is a "mushroom".

Here is an overview of the area.

 And as we climbed the mountain nearby, an even bigger overview.

Being on our own and not part of a tour, we got to chose our own place to eat. Being this close to the coast to the sea, the sea food is caught that day.