單車。河岸。八里

February 17, 2008

春寒料峭的季節，由於一整個冬天我都老老實實地吃中藥調理身體，似乎有點兒效果了呢～這個春天，我只有小小的呼吸不順，沒有明顯的氣喘。

老公說我上回表現尚可，於是計劃今天進行我的單車中程挑戰，預計達成目標為新莊至八里來回。為了有足夠的體力，今天睡到自然醒，吃過早午餐之後，接近中午時分，穿戴妥當，開始我的新莊八里單車遊。

推著單車上新海橋，對平日欠缺負重訓練的我，真覺得有些吃力！老公手腳俐落地把他用的登富士山車連推帶扛的送上橋後，立刻回身，體貼地接手老婆的大紅小摺，然後連人帶車一起推上橋去。

過了新海橋就接上河堤外的自行車專用道了。騎了一小段跟主幹道平行卻路況不佳的單車道，一直到十五號越堤道三重出口附近，轉入遠離主幹道的單車道，這才開始有了騎單車的輕鬆愉快。




我們沿著二重疏洪道往八里的方向前進，人不少，偶而出現塞車的狀況，常常有一家大小同遊的景象出現，好羨慕喔～

出發時的天氣很好呢！風是涼的，雖然沒有大太陽，但因為騎車的緣故，一點兒都不覺得冷。去程時除了在高速公路橋下稍做休息之外，就直奔八里了。車速沒辦法太快，因為常常有對向來車或車隊會車，所以騎來一路都不覺得吃力。




到八里約莫花了一個半小時，可憐的老公被我累壞了～因為他沒辦法依自己的速度前進，只能以龜速跟在我後面保護我。整個八里左岸充斥著假日人潮，車子沒辦法騎，最後只好下車牽著走了。

我肚子餓了。依稀記得這裏有一家好吃的澎湖花枝丸，眼睛掃了一圈，找到了！可是排隊的隊伍好長喔～但是我確定我餓了，不給吃就沒力氣騎車回去，當下把小摺交給老公，跟人家排起隊來。




恐怖的假日人潮在我開心的喝寶礦力跟啃食花枝丸的當下，瞬間暴增！連站著看風景的位置都沒了。天色開始轉陰，由於這趟出來沒有準備雨衣，不用老公催促，我自己乖乖準備好要快點兒離開了。

果然，回程抵達高速公路橋之前，豆大的雨滴開始落下，雖然雨勢不大，可我沒戴手套加上穿的是慢跑鞋，手跟腳都濕濕滑滑的有些不聽使喚，只好在橋下等雨歇了再說。




今天完成了大約四十公里的單車河岸之旅，出門到回家一共花了四個小時。途中經歷晴時多雲偶陣雨的天氣，淋了一身濕，回到家之前又風乾了。好有成就感唷！老公今天很辛苦，為了保護老婆體貼地以龜速前進，回到家之後，覺得自己未達到運動的目的，轉身又騎車出門去拼了一趟，呵呵～

久違了，石門水庫！

January 20, 2008

延續這一週以來的好天氣，今天終於輪到川崎小綠出去兜風了。連續十來天陰雨綿綿的天氣，真把人悶壞了！繼昨天的自行車半日遊後，今天是重型機車出動的好日子。

Today was a great Sunday with good sunshine during daytime and finally was the turn of our heavy motorcycle to promenade outdoors. It has been rainy and cloudy for more than ten days, I was getting bored with the same gray sky everyday.



昨晚就商量好了，今天來去石門水庫玩囉！距離上次拜訪石門水庫已經超過十年啦！那時候還在清華唸碩士班，偶而實驗做煩了，會一個人不聲不響地離開學校去散心，從新竹經關西到石門水庫，騎機車約末五十分鐘，沿途車少風景好，兜一圈風回來，實驗馬上就做的嚇嚇叫啦～

We had a discussion last night about today's excursion and decided to visit Shihmen Reservoir. It has been more than ten years since my last visit of Shihmen Reservoir. When I was a graduate student in Natl Tsing-Hua Univ, I sometimes left lab alone to refresh my messy mind caused by screwed up experiments. It took about 50 minutes for me to ride from Hsin-Chu by way of Guanxi to get there - Shihmen Reservoir. Easy traffic and pretty scenery accompanied me on the way. I always felt inspired to carry on my thesis work after a short "escape"~




大太陽、冷空氣、重型機車，這三者真是兜風的絕佳拍檔，缺一不可！我們沿著大漢溪的河堤道路，經三峽接上三角標三號公路，繼續往大溪的方向前進，時速大約維持每小時七十公里，沿途人車皆不多，兜風兜的很暢快，沒多久就抵達石門水庫遊樂區了。

Sunshine, cold air, and heavy-motorcycle are essential elements for a joyful excursion. We rode along the road running parallel to the Tahan River. By way of Sanxia, on the #3 freeway with an average speed of 70 km per hour, we smoothly rode and soon arrived Shinmen Reservoir.




車行至停車場，目光立刻被兩旁的行道樹所吸引。樹型好漂亮喲！當然以我貧乏的植物相關知識，一定說不出樹名的啦！不管它，拍照先。這樹的枝枒長得真有意思～你瞧！是不是很有雙手高舉、手掌向上的樣子？不知道這樹要表達的是什麼～開心迎向藍天？還是看開了、無所謂的手勢？

My eyes was attracted by shade trees planted around the parking lot. No doubt I was unable to recognize them because I am so poor in knowledge about plant taxonomy. Who cares! It was the must-be-taken picture for its beautiful shape! The trunk and branches of the tree looked like raising hands in greeting to the sky.




只知道是櫻花的花苞，可不認得是哪個品種。櫻花，真奇怪唷～嫩芽分明是迎向天空的姿態，可是花開卻都是俯首斂眉的模樣。有照為證，如下！

A bud of cherry blossom looked very different from the blossom. The bud presented itself a triumphal posture and stood upright in a proud way. However, after the bud bloomed, the cherry blossoms became bowing their heads as if they were praying.




不記得是哪位詩人的形容了。依稀記得詩人以櫻花凋謝比喻消逝的愛情。而被這樣形容的主角，想必是一位具有沉魚落雁之姿，且具有剛烈個性的美麗女子吧！她的愛情專注而唯美，如同櫻花的綻放；在愛情逝去的時候，亦如櫻花一般，「粉頸一低、落地有聲，而非瓣瓣凋零。」這一種壯士斷腕的氣勢，還真不是普通人能有的呢！相較之下，「藕斷絲連」真是遜到一個不行。

I cannot recall the name of the poet who has a simile to describe vanished love as those withered cherry blossoms. Imaging the lady in the poem, she wished love of fantasy and purity like efflorescent cherry blossoms and when she faced vanishing love, she left it without hesitation and ended it once for all...like the cherry blossoms withered away in early spring. The action is kind of heroic vigor and enthusiasm that an ordinary person would not take.




又扯遠了～趕快回到正題。石門水庫會開花的樹可不只櫻花樹唷～離開大壩區，我們騎著小綠繞行石門水庫一圈，準備離開去覓食了，卻在出口處看到一大片令人驚艷的珊瑚莿桐！哇～停下來停下來，讓我拍幾張照片再走！素淨的枝幹，火紅如爆竹的花朵，襯著一絲不染的藍天～真的好美喔～

Well~ I got to return to the theme ^_^
Here in Shihmen Reservoir, it is not just the cherry trees blossoming! We left the dam area, drove around the reservoir, and surprisingly met other blooming trees. Wow~Stop! Stop! Here comes up to me a must-be-taken scene! The tree with its trunk and branches of simple shape is now decorated by firecracker-like blossoms! With the clear blue sky that formed a dramatic backdrop for it, what an extremely gorgeous picture!

單車。樂活

January 19, 2008

一個有著暖暖太陽的週末，老公跟老婆準備出門玩耍囉！今天的目的地是淡水。難得今天天氣好，不濕不冷，一整個春天來了的感覺呢！

It's such a nice Saturday good for an excursion! Michael and I planned to have a ride to Tamshui. The weather is indeed a rare occasion for Taipei in winter~ neither cold nor wet, with bright and warm sunshine~ It made me feel as if it was spring.




由於整個冬天，我的呼吸系統一直處於不穩定的狀態，老公擔心我不能負荷太遠的距離，因此今天的路線規劃是關渡淡水間的自行車道一趟往返。穿好排汗衣，另外帶一件防風的外套，裝滿水的水壺，把小橘和大紅搬上車，點好配件－－手套、頭巾、安全帽、口罩，上車出發囉！

Since I've been suffered from dyspnea during winter days, Michael thought that I might not be able to ride for a long distance. Therefore, the itinerary of bicycle riding today was planned between Guandu and Tamshui. With everything being prepared and packed on car, we leaved for the excursion~



我們把車停在關渡宮前的停車場，不知是時間尚早，還是大家都沒出門，停車場相當空曠。卸下自行車，穿戴好之後，我騎著小橘在前，老公騎大紅在後，沿著自行車專用道的標示，前進淡水！

We arrived Guandu Temple and parked there. After unloading the bicycles, we soon equipped ourselves with gloves and helmets. I rode first, Michael followed, along the lane marked reserved for bicycle, we moved toward Tamshui.




沒想到單車騎士這麼多～才上自行車專用道，迎面而來的一大隊人馬，叫人有種交通擁擠的感覺。途中經過一小段爬坡路，剛好前面的一小隊人馬有意外狀況停車，讓我不得不跟著停下來，這下子我就不可能騎上去啦～下車推行了五公尺，再上車繼續踩著鐵馬奮力前進！

I didn't expect there were so many bicycle riders on the way~it felt like rush hour traffic! On an uphill riding, a flock of riders in front of us met some troubles and made a temporary stop. Oh~no~I had to stop, too. I knew I was not strong and energized to ride uphills once I've made a stop halfway. I thus walked with my bicycle for 5 meters, rode again and kept moving ahead.




關渡至淡水的單車道單程約莫六公里，所以我們一下子就到了淡水捷運站外的廣場。找到一處樹蔭，車子停在樹下，先喝水，跟老公小小抱怨了一下路況，這才知道我們騎的原來是條熱門的單車路線。然後忍不住對老公自我炫燿了一番～看吧！就說我可以騎到淡水嘛！

The distance of bicycle lane from Guandu to Tamshui was about 6 km. We took a few minutes to get there -- the square outside the Tamshui MRT station. Parking our bicycles under the shade of a big old tree, we drank water and took a rest here. I told Michael I didn't like the crowded traffic on the way. Michael told me this line is a popular itinerary and always busy in traffic, next time we can try some other lines that's not so crowded but a little bit long in distance.




太陽很大，天空很藍，風很涼。我在樹與樹的陰影中遊走，用相機捕捉光與影的變化。出門前的豐盛早餐讓我過午餐時間了，卻還不覺得餓。不過老公已經餓了，商量後，決定啟程回關渡，順便到關渡宮附近吃些東西。好呀！我好想吃冰唷～

Blue sky, blazing sun, and cool air~ I walked around leafy places among trees to catch the changing moment of light and shadow. It was about two o'clock in the afternoon, we did not have lunch yet. I still felt full because of the rich breakfast, but Michael felt hungry. We decided to start the return riding to Guandu Temple and have some food there.

【後記】就這樣，我完成了十二公里的單車之旅。這是自大學畢業後，第一次騎自行車。突然好 懷念那段天天以單車代步的歲月～天呀！竟然已經是十七、八年的往事了！*_*　

It is a short riding of about 12-km in distance. For me, it's the first ride since I had graduated from college. I missed those days that I rode bicycle everyday to and fro in campus. Long long time ago~

上山下海。二。三貂角燈塔。

September 2007

We certainly were well-prepared for this excursion! After breakfast, we had a good time with cute Hua. At about eleven o'clock, we waved goodbye to Hua's family and started over the trip. Next destination is Sandiao Cape Lighthouse.

這一回我們可是有備而來。吃過美味的活力早餐之後，跟小饅頭又玩了一回。午前時分，我們跟小饅頭一家人揮手說拜拜，重新啟程，前往今天的下一個目的地，三貂角燈塔。
　

三貂角燈塔。簡介。Sandiao Cape Lighthouse．Introduction


We left Sky Coffee and rode along the county freeway #106. Passing through "Ping-Shuang Tunnel", we were then running on a branch of freeway #2 and soon reached the main line of it. I felt like flying along the coast of Taiwan~

從天空咖啡出來，繼續沿著106縣道前行，過了平雙隧道，接上三角標公路2丙，途經貢寮，接上三角標2號公路，以近似飛翔的感覺奔馳在人車稀少的公路上~　


三貂角燈塔。Main building of Sandiao Cape Lighthouse


The sky turned to be cloudy...isn't it just the beginning of autumn? How come the effect of monsoon is so obvious?! Running on freeway along coast, the wind of a slight salty smell blew me up and made me feel as if I were a kite flying against the current of air to the sky~

此時天色稍微轉陰。時序才入秋耶！沒想到東北季風的影響已經這麼明顯。馳騁在濱海公路上，帶有鹽味的海風從耳邊呼呼吹過，腦中閃過古人名句，好個「浩浩乎如馮虛御風，而不知其所止」啊！


小路。通往位於陡峭山壁前的觀景台。
The only way to the viewing platform


It's so strange! On our arrival at Sandiao Cape Lighthouse, except Michael, me and our motorbike V-Star, there was no other visitors! Here showed an extremely good field of vision~

不過老公當然不會不知其所止～我們此行的第二個目的地，三貂角燈塔，到了！好寬廣的視野！不過真奇怪，放眼望去，這裡除了老公、我、勝利小星、燈塔之外，沒有其他遊客耶！雖然頗有「飄飄乎如遺世獨立」之感，不過我可還沒做好「羽化而登仙」的準備。


觀景台在望。Viewing Platform


Before we waved goodbye to the lighthouse, Michael asked me if I felt tired or not. He wished to ride along the coast to Yi-Lan and planned to return to Taipei by freeway #9. Wow~~ Of course I was very excited by Michael's idea! Go~go~go~Let's keep on riding for a blow~

離開三貂角燈塔前，老公問我累不累？如果不累，我們就繼續走濱海公路，到礁溪再接北宜公路回家，如何？哇～不累！不累！兜風可是我的最愛！當下重新啟程，繼續我們的公路飛行～


陪我們一路風塵僕僕的勝利小星。YAMAHA V-Star

We met the bullet train Taroko halfway and had a rush to chase it. Just a few seconds it ran so fast and disappeared from our eyesight.

走著走著，北迴鐵路濱海段出現了。巧遇前往花蓮的太魯閣號，不免跟它比畫了一下，不過只一下下，我們就被遠遠地拋在後頭，最後一節車廂就這樣自眼前消失。


大里天公廟。飛簷與藍天。
Dali Temple．Eaves Fly to the Blue Sky


Near the Dali railway station, there is a famous temple -- Tian-Gong Temple. It means the Master of Heaven in Chinese. We had a short stop here and prayed to GOD for father to make a complete recovery from cancer.

就在北迴鐵路濱海段大里車站附近，我看到香火鼎盛的大里天公廟，二話不說，停車到廟裡拜拜， 祈求天公賜福，助爸爸戰勝病魔。


飛簷像是迎天高舉的雙手。
Flying eaves look like Hands raising toward Sky


Today is a good day for excursion. No trunk, no traffic jams on the way! The weather though was cloudy, yet it did not rain. We met many motorbike riders halfway and waved hello to each other. What surprised me very much are those bicycle riders...to me, riding on freeway #9 is "mission impossible"! However, many bicycle riders were riding along freeway #9...Oh! My H~E~R~O~~

這一次飛行，運氣真不錯！不管北濱還是北宜公路，都沒遇盜恐怖的砂石車。沿路倒是遇到不少，或單槍匹馬，或三五成群的重型機車。最酷的是～我們在北宜公路上，遇到許多腳踏車騎士，臉不紅氣不喘地挑戰九彎十八拐～這這這真是太讓我崇拜啦！
　

上山下海。一。先吃為敬。

September 2007

A weekend of September. Michael and me, we had a date with a cute boy -- Hua. Though I felt sleepy to get up in early morning, yet the sky showed me with its charming blue and awoke me to enjoy it. We got ready efficiently and started a joyful riding~

九月的某個週末，早晨，天朗氣清。雖然愛睏，但不想錯過兜大風的機會，起床、整裝待發，花不到三十分鐘呢！老公跟我說已經跟小饅頭的爸爸約好了，今天要去天空咖啡吃早餐，嗯～很久沒去了，好期待～


鑰匙圈。A Gift for Dear Michael


A good season for excursion~I enjoy riding on the county freeway #106, the scenery is too nice to be true -- feeling that I am visiting somewhere like Utopia and remind me a child song singing the view of hometown, a river in front and hills behind...

秋高氣爽的好季節，走106縣道最合適了！石碇、平溪一帶的風景讓我有走入桃花源的感覺，而且會讓我不自主的哼唱起小時候的歌～「我家門前有小河，後面有山坡…」




平溪印象。Scenery of Ping-Xi Township


It was said the poetic lyrics was a work of a famous writer living in this area. The lyrics describes the scenery of hometown, it is so beautiful as if it was a painting...

還有一首小時候的歌，「看那邊綠樹青山風景真如畫，一彎流水幾枝野花圍著竹籬笆…」，描述的原來也是這一帶的景致呢～


夢幻的紫色野花。A purple Jalapa


I was hungry after one and half hours riding! Hua and his parents were on the way to Sky Coffee. We chose a table and made the order of our breakfasts, enjoyed delicious food and waited for their arrival...soon Hua's family joined us.

天空咖啡屋到了，肚子也餓了！就先來兩份天空的早餐吧！邊吃邊等候小饅頭一家人到來。才吃一半呢！可愛的小饅頭就以有點兒害羞的姿態出現了～四個大人一個小娃娃，好嗨唷～


NO阿伯和Q小華。Michael and Cute Hua


Again, I shot the breakfast served by Sky Coffee! A little bit different combination of the served set. Redbean soup is Michael's favorite sweets! The sandwich is made of HASH BROWN PATTIES~my favorite potato snack!

再秀一次早餐，稍稍不同的組合，紅豆湯好好吃唷～
注意到了嗎？三明治包的是我最愛的炸薯餅！


山中的可口早餐。Tasty Breakfast

李騰芳古厝。之二。

雖然天氣很冷，除了誤打誤撞的我們之外，另有一群參觀的人們，而且有導遊現場解說！跟在這一群偶遇的遊客旁邊，我也幸運地聽到一小段有關這座古厝的精采故事～

It was indeed a freezing cold day~ Except Michael and me, there was a tourist team being here with a curator guiding them around this historic buildings. We walked aside and heard from the curator about the history of this old house.



左護龍 ->正廳 ->右護龍
View from the Left Wing to the Right Wing.

不過天氣實在太冷了，冷得我直打哆嗦～過午的天色逐漸轉陰，在我的雙手凍僵之前，還是先努力的拍它幾張相片吧！

The air was extremely icy...I could not help but shivering. The sky turned to be cloudy in the afternoon. I thought I should shoot more before my hands got frozen. We therefore left the guided tour and walked through the old houses with my T11 shooting around.



內、外左護龍之間的穿廊。
A Corridor between the Inner and Outer Left Wing.

印象中，位於濱江路上的林安泰古厝也是兩進式四合院，不過，左右護龍不似李騰芳古厝這般，向外延伸並圈廓出內埕的範圍。相較於板橋林家花園的規模，三進大厝加上亭、台、樓閣及園林的設計，李騰芳古厝就顯得樸素簡單了。

I remembered other historic buildings that also represented the style of Chinese architecture. The first one is located on Bin-Jiang road of Taipei City -- Lin, An-Tai's ancient residence; and the other is in Ban-Ciao of Taipei County -- Lin's Garden. They all exhibited the hierarchy of structures in Chinese residence -- the ancestral hall had the highest status and the status declining of other rooms as farther away they were.



民生用水的來源。A Well.

但有一個事實是顯而易見的～李騰芳古厝的保存工作，不若另兩座古厝完善。不知是否跟古厝所在縣市的行政地位不同有關，經費短絀因而修葺不力？

It was obvious that the Li's historic houses were not preserved as good as the Lin, An-Tai's ancient residence and Lin's Garden. Is it because the three historic buildings belonged to the different administrative divisions and thus an inadequate financial support to preserve Li's houses?



配合古厝新建的公廁。
A Modern Toilet with an Old-fashioned Looking.

我家也有古厝呢！遠在雲林縣的老房子，聽阿公說那是我們的老祖先考取進士，皇帝所賜的進士宅邸呢！雖然只是一進四合院，庭、埕、廳堂、廂房等等，亦都是符合古代禮法的建築。

My family also has an old house that was assigned to be the historic buildings years ago. I heard from my grandfather about the house. It was a gift and built during the Tsin-Dynasty (清朝) for my ancestor had good rankings in the government exam. Although it was not as luxury as the three historic buildings I mentioned above, yet the court, yard, hall and rooms were built exactly in the manners of Chinese architecture.



陪我們兜冷風的夏朵。Honda Shadow.

差不多是我念大學的時候吧！某次的颱風過後，被強風掀翻的屋瓦，遭大雨毀壞的土角牆，讓老房子顯得不堪用且危險。伯叔公輩的老人家都說好了，大家一起來修繕這幢祖傳的四合院，卻因為老房子被列為三級古蹟，不可以隨意翻修，而讓老人家住在既不擋風也不遮雨的破舊房子裡。

Once there was a typhoon attacking our old house when I was undergraduate. Roof was blown away by strong wind, walls composed of clay lumps were destroyed by heavy rain, the old house looked toppling and dangerous. However, we could not and had no right to repair the house for it has been assigned as a historic buildings!! What a ridiculous situation it was!



離開古厝前的回眸。The Last Look.

說要列為古蹟保存，卻未積極具體的規劃如何保存及進行修葺等等相關工作，三級古蹟又如何？沒有配套措施，都只是說空話罷了！生活要先過得下去，才有餘力保存古蹟吧？！

Many old houses were assigned to be preserved for they are priceless in the view of historical meanings. They were "preserved" in a way of general ideas instead of a clear and concrete plan of tasks! For the old who live in the "historic buildings", how to make a living is more important and realistic issue than "preserve the historic buildings", isn't it?



再見了，古厝。
Looking Forward to Seeing You Again!

【後記】還記得老房子的窗戶有著精緻雕工的木質窗櫺，曾幾何時，已被鐵製窗格取代。那個我小時候要墊著小板凳才搆得著的蓮花灶，也在不知不覺中，已變身為現代化的流理台設備。灶腳的火爐裡，記憶中的煨蕃薯還燙手呢！莫非這一切都是幻覺？

不說啦！有一點發牢騷的味道了～我家的古厝位於雲林縣，大埤鄉，一個名叫「箔雁岸」的小村落。該找個機會特地回去拍照才是。

李騰芳古厝。之一。

這是今年年初拍的照片。因為用的是小小的 T11，沒有廣角鏡，這是八張照片拼在一起的樣子。

This picture was taken in January this year by T11. T11 was too poor to be equipped with a wide-angle lens. This picture was constructed by eight photos.


李騰芳古厝。環景照。Overview of Li's Houses.

還記得那一天～根據中央報不準氣象局的說法，強烈冷氣團南下，冷空氣將包圍台灣，至少三天。週日早晨，溫暖的被窩不敵對郊遊的渴望，從起床到整裝完畢可以出門，只花了半小時！

I was so impressed with the cold air at January 7th. According to the weather forecast, it was said Taiwan was going to be covered by a frigid air mass for three days. It was Sunday morning, a desire to go on an excursion was so strong that even the warm bedclothes could not attract me any more. I spent only 30 minutes to get ready for the pleasant journey~


李騰芳古厝。廳堂跟廂房平面配置圖。
A Blueprint of Li's Houses.


不敢輕忽冷氣團的強度，全副武裝了起來！把自己包覆於皮衣皮褲皮手套皮靴之中，這應該是我今年皮最厚的時候吧？！換了墨鏡、戴上安全帽，就這樣，老公騎著夏朵載老婆出門玩耍。

I dared not ignore the intensity of the cold air mass and dressed myself not only in layers but also "wrapped" with coats, pants and gloves made of leather...my skin was "thickened" at this moment! With helmet and sunglasses being worn, the husband Michael and his wife lulu started for their excursion with Shadow!


李騰芳古厝。由來。History of Li's Houses.


今天的路線是－沿著大漢溪的堤外道路走，經三峽往南接三角標三號公路去大溪吃豆干。一路人車都很稀少，空氣確實冷冽，不過太陽非常明亮動人。

The route we had today was the county road #110, along with the Da-Hann River (大漢溪), we passed San-Xia (三峽), followed with the freeway #3 and destined to Daxi (大溪) for its famous food -- Duo-Gang (豆干). Very little people on roads, it was indeed a freezing cold day~ How lucky we were, a bright sun accompanied us all the way.


李騰芳古厝。建築物說明。
Hierarchy of Li's Houses.


一個小時左右就到大溪了。天氣沒個準的開始轉陰，進去大溪老街晃了一圈，剛好有個不大不小的廟會，人嫌多了些，於是打消在此覓食的念頭，沿著路又騎了一段，打算去尋找記憶裡的美味大溪豆干。

It took about one hour to arrive Daxi. There was a temple fair in the Old Street of Daxi(大溪老街), seemed kind of crowded to Michael and me. We decided not to stop at this area this moment and started ahead...looking for the tasty snack bar in memory for it served delicious Duo-Gang(豆干).


李騰芳古厝。門廳。Entrance Hall.


可是找不到印象中的那一家大溪豆干～～後來腦中不斷的倒帶，回溯小時候跟德生從新竹到大溪遊玩的路線，猛然想起我要去的豆干店可能的位置！拜託老公先騎回梅花三號的大溪出口，然後老婆的無遠弗屆趴趴GO就會重新導向發揮作用～果然身體對方向的記憶是對的，找到啦！！

We almost got lost on roads~ I couldn't find the small shop!! My brain began to replay the scenes when Edison took me from Hsin-Zhu(新竹)to Daxi years ago, the route we had...Suddenly the position of that shop was recalled! We followed the direction to reach the interchange for Daxi of the Highway #3, started over here, my "Papa-Go" antenna functioned again~ We finally found the shop!!!


李騰芳古厝。右護龍。The Right Wing.


早餐提供的熱量至此完全耗盡。還好，找到了印象中的豆干店。停車吃了熱呼呼的豆干和貢丸湯，沒有能量的身體重新獲得溫度。

The calories gained from breakfast this morning were completely exhausted now...We were happy to find the shop in time. With piping hot Duo-Gang and Gong-Wann soup(貢丸湯), our bodies were energized and warmed again.


李騰芳古厝。外埕。外右護龍。
The Outer Court and the Outer Right Wing.


老公問說「吃過豆干了，再來呢？」嘿嘿～愛玩的老婆還沒機會拿出相機呢！豈能就此干休？於是跟老公說「剛剛在路上有看到一個標示寫著國家古蹟耶！我們再繞回去找找，好不？」兩人又重新整裝妥當，上了車，出發找古蹟啦!　

Having been satisfied with delicious food, my brain worked properly again. I remembered on the way to look for the shop, I saw a direction instruction telling that somewhere nearby has a historic buildings! My small T11, lying in my bag, until now had no chance to take a shoot. We decided to ride around and tried to find the historic building.


李騰芳古厝。外埕。圍牆。
The Outer Court and the Wall.


才過了大溪老街不久，繼續走在三角標三號公路上，再次看到那個標示古蹟的路標。沿著路標的指示往前走，眼前突然出現了漂亮的溪谷！央著老公，再往溪谷方向的小路走看看嘛～來到一處叫月眉的村莊，有著小時候唸過的桃花源一般的景緻，真的是「芳草鮮美、落英繽紛」呀！

We were on the #3 freeway again, passing by the Old Street of Daxi, I saw the direction instruction again! Following the instruction, we rode ahead. In front of us suddenly a nice valley appeared! We turned into a footpath that showed the direction toward the historic buildings. What a beautiful place -- there was a village with a beautiful name as "Yuemei" (月眉). In Chinese meaning, Yuemei described the moon stage in a month when it looked like an "eyebrow".


李騰芳古厝。左護龍。The Left Wing.


一整個村莊只有寧靜兩字可以形容。耳邊只剩下夏朵的引擎聲。平日只覺得好聽有磁性，可在這兒還真是聽起來突兀 =_=

A peaceful village we were visiting. The sound from the engine of Shadow now became very noisy, though I enjoyed and loved the beats very much before I came here.


李騰芳古厝。外埕。外左護龍。
The Outer Court and the Outer Left Wing.


一個國家古蹟的指示牌把我們引進這個美如其名的小村莊。左看看、右瞧瞧，啊！看到了！就是那裡～「李騰芳古厝」！把夏朵安置在古厝前方的大埕，開始了計畫外的參觀之行。

A never seen direction instruction led us here to meet the village, which was as pretty as its name. We looked around and soon found the historical building as the instruction directed -- the Ancestors' House of Tengfang Li. After placing Shadow on the square in front of the houses, we started the unexpected journey...

[郊遊] 石門鄉。之一。風車與芒草。

二零零六年。十一月。十八日。

跟老公「ㄌㄨˊ」了很久，終於盼到這一天。
一定要留下紀錄，這可是我跟夏朵第一次出遊。
這一趟出遊的目的是吃粽子，目的地則是石門鄉的風力發電廠。
好幾次了，走淡金公路去富基吃海鮮，或是去朱銘美術館遊玩，
路過石門，總會看到大大的風車在山邊跟我搖手。
這一次，就認真的為了看風車而來。



天氣可好的呢！
出門得早，這會兒停車場還沒什麼車輛。
在這裡環視了一圈，一共看到五座大風車。



看到有一塊字會閃的佈告欄，走近瞧瞧。
哇！原來是每座風車的即時產能紀錄。
有六座耶～　可是我在停車場只看到五座呀～真奇怪。



沿著佈告欄旁邊的枕木梯往上走，哇～竟然看到海了。
回頭望了一眼，這下子終於看到第六座風車了。
不過頭還真是暈呀～
當下轉身，努力朝著第一座風車的方位前進。



十一月。算秋天吧～
枕木梯旁的植被還真複雜。
手扶好，輕輕轉身，第二座風車的身影就這樣矗立眼前。
芒草迎風款擺，好個風的線條～

[郊遊] 富基漁港，吃海鮮囉！

週末上午十點，從昏睡中被老公搖醒。
跟怕啥俱樂部的朋友們約好，中午要去富基漁港吃阿姑家的海鮮。

新莊出發，取道八里，經關渡大橋接上淡金公路。
一路上車還真不少，有點兒小塞，十二點整剛剛好到達。
在阿嬤家停好車，步行到阿姑家的海鮮餐廳。
路邊。隨手拍。



才坐定，五分鐘不到的時間，只見好料以排山倒海的氣勢迅速佔據桌面。
這種時候我的相機通常會自動斷電，先吃為敬。
雖然沒拍下來，還是可以跟大家說吃了什麼好康的！
炸蚵酥、水煮草蝦、烤蝦姑、軟絲生吃、清蒸花蟹，還有叫不出名字的鮮魚！
跟我從小在林邊吃習慣的海鮮不太一樣呢～
（突然好想念大福樂餐廳好吃的蜂巢蚵、生干貝、日月蛤，還有鮮龍腸！）




小羊家的寶貝，小蘋果。
我們一前一後，在等待其它車子集合的時候，
就這樣互相誘拐對方到自家的車上。
你看小蘋果笑得多開心，比陽光還燦爛！




偏遠的小鎮，出現一部罕見的大鳥～
隔著車前擋偷偷把它拍下來！


回程的路上，老公笑我這次氣象預報不準確，
因為早上九點多的時候還下著滂沱大雨，
可是週五晚上睡前我跟他說週末出去玩剛好，會放晴半天～

這我就不服氣啦！上午九點還在我昨天的夢境裡呀！
我的今天可是從十點起床以後才開始的呢！
瞧！雖然天邊有聚集的烏雲，此時此刻卻是適合玩耍的晴天～
有照片為証！