itinerary

our trip into the mountains to visit the hot springs gets derailed by the impending typhoon. that's okay, we tell the tour guide.

we'll still bring you to visit the aboriginal tribe, the guide says. we'll look at sun-moon lake and ride on the boat. we just can't get to the mountains. 

that's okay, we tell him. we're not too hot on lakes and boat rides. or tribes.

oh. we'll arrange for a hot spring in taipei for you then, he says.

that's okay too. we're not too hot on dipping ourselves. can you get us to a massage?

which is how the bunch of us end up getting thai massages the day before soulik makes landfall.