Yehliu is situated in northern Taiwan about 15km from Keelung harbor, between Jin shan and Wanli. It is a small peninsula, 1700m long and 50-250m wide.
Convinced my dear friend Kaz to go along in pre-typhoon weather which was typical of the week in Taipei. We left early in the morning to hunt down the bus that would take us to the North East part of Taiwan and into Keelung.
When we got off the bus, we wished we hadn't chose that day to visit. Look at the size of the waves in the pictures.
Right at the edge of the harbour, there was a temple. It looked really traditional and probably good for photo taking on a clear day. However, the gale force winds and biting cold made walking difficult. I now see why people avoid going to the harbour in typhoon season. The umbrella I borrowed from the hostel also couldn't hold out to the wind and broke shortly after arriving there.
And these are the rock formations that we came to see. Amazing. Reminded me of the Pinnacles in Perth but very wet and Mars-like, more so than in Australia.
From then on, the weather just got wetter and more horrendous.
The highlight of the day is this one precious picture of the Queen's Head.
After which, Mission was accomplished. Time to eat.
Kee lung has tons of weird seafood and it is really fresh. I loved the clams while my Japanese friend liked the snail-like mollusc which was as tasty as it looked. Back to the hostel to defrost.
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