Meanwhile, over in Taiwan

 

From the west coast, the time difference with Taiwan is 15 hours. In other words, early morning here is roughly early evening there. Hopefully, the tired travelers are settled in for the night right about now.

They hit the ground running after the plane landed at 5 am, with a hike to Elephant Mountain and Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Park. The weather looks wet and warm. They have an even busier day planned tomorrow (tonight here) to a tea plantation and zoo, finishing with a visit to one of the famous Taipei night markets. 

Not much other news. Winter returned to the mountains and we have rain, but the cold kind. For dinner last night, the first asparagus grown by our friends south of the border. Only $1.77 a pound at Safeway (with digital coupon.) That's what passes for excitement in Seattle.