祖孫乘船

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花蓮鯉魚潭 2019-0814

祖孫乘船 ---- 福祥 6 號

Yesterday when we were visiting the Carp Lake in Hualien, my grandson James asked me to .... Then he and I were in a swan-shaped boat enjoying ourselves in the beauty of the Lake.

"Yeye! (Yeye means grandpa.)" James asked, "I am your best assistant -- 'hao zhushou,' ain't I?"

"Yes, you ARE. You're really my best zhushou, Helping Hand." I told him with a smile. (影片長度 52 秒)

花蓮行： Day Three

#2019-0814

A Trip to Hualien: Day Three

(Also see Day One and Day Two.)

這次祖孫三代同遊花蓮，三天兩夜，最令我興奮的是兩個晚上都住宿於 Gihak Homestay (吉哈克莊園民宿)。

Gihak 歐風建築，內部裝設齊全、舒適，庭園造景精美又大方。房舍、草木、步道、水塘，搭配合宜，或雨露均霑、或陽光共享。而花蝶、池魚，甚至住宿者，有心的話，都可以交相輝映，彼此欣賞與學習，漸次達到一種「物我相通／神人連結」的超高境界。

喔！好像一個不小心又想太多了。不過，在《聖經》中，我倒是看見主耶穌說：「我是真葡萄樹；我父親是園丁。.......我是葡萄樹；你們是枝子。那常跟我連結，而我也常跟他連結的，必定結很多果實；.......正如父親愛我，我愛你們；你們要常生活在我的愛中。......」（詳見《約翰福音》第 15 章 1-17 節。）

回到 Gihak Homestay：為什麼連續兩個晚上住這裡，會讓我如此興奮呢？除了環境優雅外，主要原因是這家民宿的主人（即經營者林福均先生）乃是我嘉義師專的同班同學。老同學多年來難得見一面，今再相聚，夜裡總要促膝長談，昨夜他與我共飲一罐啤酒，果真有太多太多美好的，以及一些意想不到的訊息交流啊！........ 例如，談到「吉哈克」這名稱的由來，他說了個有趣的故事，我不在此細訴，讀者有機會直接問他說明好了。

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附註：以下照片前 9 張拍攝於 8/13 早晨，中間第 10-21 張拍攝於 8/14 早晨，地點都在 Gihak；後面第 22-33 張則是 8/14 遊覽「鯉魚潭」時所拍攝的。

花蓮行： Day Two

#2019-0813

A Trip to Hualien: Day Two

(Also see Day One and Day Three.)

Yesterday we visited St. Luke's Episcopal Church, in Hualien City. Rev. Joseph Jui-En Ho and his wife Angel (and their daughter Tian Ai) warmly welcomed us; they led us to Hualien Mambo Beach (曼波海灘) and then to a nice restaurant (兩津食堂) for lunch. In the afternoon we went and checked into "Gihak Homestay" (吉哈克莊園民宿) before visiting the "hometown of Taiwan clams" -- 立川漁場 (Li Chuan Fishing Place), where we enjoyed seeing the fascinating scenery and touching cool water ... on such a hot summer day! (See Day One for photos.)

Now the second day of our trip has just come to an end (See photos below). It's a day especially set aside for our little boys James and John. We spent almost the whole day inside the Farglory Ocean Park (遠雄海洋公園). In this water theme park, all six of us enjoyed watching (1) the manatee-feeding show, (2) the dolphin show, and (3) the sea-lion performances; we ate Turkish mastic ice-cream, we took the cable car (called "Gondola") up and down the hill, and we watched an outdoor dancing performance. In addition, James and John rode on the Merry-Go-Round and in some other types of amusement equipment. Oh, thanks to the Lord, it's really an exciting day for the two boys and also for us who are their parents and grandparents!