We just returned from an absolutely wonderful Thanksgiving weekend in beautiful Hualien on the east coast of Taiwan. It was a whirlwind of touring the city, driving down the coast to the Dragon Bridge we went to with Josh, touring the rift valley and a day hiking in Taroko Gorge. I have excellent photos to share and stories to tell but not right now, as the work week looms ahead. Having visitors can sure be exhausting.

One note, however. The hotel in Hualien, the Anntiss Ocean View, served sandwiches for breakfast and, while the fruit sandwich and the chicken sandwich were perfectly fine, I decided to try the fish sandwich on our last morning. Picture toast with tuna salad, heavy on the mayo, topped with sliced cucumber, shredded cabbage and onion, and peanut butter. I decided to skip the fish part and had cabbage and peanut butter on toast for breakfast. It lasted fine and I got to finish off the day with a delicious bowl of ramen from the Red Bus, a lovely little restaurant-on-wheels along the Love River back here in Kaohsiung. Meals here in Taiwan can be pretty hit-or-miss.