Sun Moon (Cloudy) Lake

Hi everyone and Happy New Year from Taizhong 台中 - the city in the middle (中) of Taiwan (台灣).  East of Taizhong in the mountains we visited Sun Moon Lake 日月潭, a lake big enough for a fleet of tourist yachts.  A yacht took us to two spots across the lake where we encountered a little local color.

At one stop is a temple in honor of the monk memorialized in the Classic Chinese novel, "Journey to the West".  His view across the lake is pictured below with White Deer Island in the center.  Look who else snuck into the scene.

We didn't see much of the sun or the moon, but the lake was lovely and our host and guide Mark Manno, friend and former colleague of Jenny's, made the trip more meaningful with his commentary on 30 years of life in Taiwan.  Thanks Mark 老師！