after saying farewell to the guys at mvilla hotel we got a ride to the pier, where we got on the ferry back to donggang today. on our way to luichiu we had to take a taxi from the bus station to the ferry, so we thought let's get on a taxi again, and go back the same way we came. but the taxi driver seemed to be misunderstanding (on purpose or not we could not say), and instead he brought us to the next bigger city, namely khaoshung. and although the trip was pretty expensive (compared to a bus ride in taiwan, but still way cheaper than what we would have paid for this ride in austria), at least we gained loads of time. at the railway station in khaoshung there was an english speaking girl at the tourist information center that helped us plan our trip to hualien. she suggested we take the bus, since the trains might be full and there might be no seats available. yet we tried our luck at the railway ticket counter, and, lucky us, we got two seats - yay! since we still had about 30 minutes until the train would leave, we went back to the tourist information lady and asked her to book us a room in hualien, which she did. so we got on the train, passed by loads of rice fields, and after a five hour ride, and a total change in the weather, from sunny to rainy, we arrived in hualien. track: day 14