Partie du Champagne.,.+*

[祭 . 最後一個沒有核電運轉的福隆夏天]
The last summer in Fulong without the nuclear power plant.

Danger with Nuclear Power Plant: 另一個 "不願面對的真相"?  Another "Inconvenient Truth"?


There has been arguements and objections to the construction of the nuclear power plant in this area (or should I say anywhere nuclear power plants are built). The nuclear power plant has been built for some time but the technical operations are not on track yet so the "opening" day has been postponed year after year. But they say, it's due to...

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After kayaking, we were suppose to WALK to the One-House (一間屋) B&B for lunch. But we were behind schedule and too tired and the weather was too hot so our trip organizers were very kind to arrange alternative transportation to the B&B on the top of a hill overlookiing the Fulong beach area. At the One House B&B, we had our lunch prepared by the owner (also an active member of the local environmental/community group). We had discussions about...  

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All the things and people we saw along the way downstream. We're almost at the open sea.


Then I got  ABANDONED ON the BEACH!!! 
Just kidding. I wanted to see what the white things on the muddy beach are. 
Guess what? They are...

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[繼續河川漂流]    River Kayak Cont'd.
We're not exactly sure of the exact occassion but we had a TV group that was following us and doing filming and interviewing on our activity. They kind of acted as a cheering group along with our GCAA (Gren Citizens Action Alliance; 綠色公民行動聯盟) organizers wherever we see a bridge above us! Then we...

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[Konaryo 河川漂流vs沙灘行腳] 
Photo above: Waiting for the regional train at the Songshan train station (松山火車站) at 7:30 in the morning. The way the early Sunday morning sunshine and mist appear rather impressionistic. 


On an early Sunday morning, I took a train from Songshan (松山) train station to Gongliao (貢寮). As the train passed through the mountain valleys and away from the busy city scenes, I found myself getting further and further away from city life. Even 24/7 conveninent stores were becoming scarce. I thought of buying breakfast perhaps at a 7/11. But as I arrived at the Gongliao train station, I knew I was not going to have anything of that sort at all because...

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