October 2011
One of my friends was bored with the rain, which had fallen almost continuously since we had arrived, and was keen to do something in Yi-lan (宜蘭) before we went to Taipei (台北). Her wish was to be fulfilled the next day; when we got up the next morning, we realised it had stopped raining. So three of us decided to go to a hill nearby where there are three waterfalls which are popular with tourists: the Wu-fong-ci Falls (五峰旗瀑布) at a place called Jiaoxi (礁溪). The others thought this was dangerous and decided they would rather wander around again near the hostel.
A taxi took us to a point half way up the hill from where there was a footpath leading up to the waterfalls. It was only a few minutes’ walk to the lowest waterfall. Actually, we were not sure it really was one of the waterfalls as there was nothing much to see: there was no water falling from a great height, it was just running down the stream over some rocks.
The sun came out when we reached the second waterfall. This time we knew straightaway we were in the right place. It was quite impressive with the water falling some metres. There was also a covered viewing point next to it, but you still got wet even when you stood inside. We thought the large amount of water had come from the rain the night before. We had come at a good time and it was certainly worth a visit.
While we were walking along the path to the last waterfall, we saw a sign warning of rock falls and fallen rocks. It was discoloured with age, but we decided to go back. We wanted to see waterfalls, not rock falls.
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