駱駝同學會（下）-- The Annual Camels Reunion, Day 2

#2012-0130B

Jean and I have just attended a 2-day "reunion" somewhere in Yunlin County. It is referred to as The Camel Class Reunion because when I was studying at Chiayi Teachers Junior College (CTJC) several decades ago, "Camels" was an alternative given name for my home class and my classmates and I called ourselves "Camel Brothers."

[Note: In those years single-sex education was a common practice in Taiwan as in many other parts of the world; male and female students were usually put into different classes in middle school, and junior college.]

Since graduation from CTJC we the Camel Brothers have cherished our friendship so much that we have always tried to meet once a year at least. That is, if we could not meet more often, this annual reunion would definitely be a very good opportunity for us to get together.

Now, we would even like to take our spouses to the Camels reunions, hoping that they (so-called Camel Sisters) can make friends with each other, and with us (Camel Brothers) attending the meetings. In this way they will help set up an Extended Camel Group and truly enjoy being part of it. (That's why I took Jean to this class reunion, as well.)

Following are photos that I took this morning -- the 2nd day of the annual reunion: We first walked upward along the Huashan Coffee Trail (華山咖啡步道) and then downward along the Yunlin Literary Trail (雲林文學步道). Finally, we came to Moor Garden (摩爾花園) for lunch.

[For the 1st day's photos, click and see #2012-0130A.]

駱駝同學會（上）

#2012-0130A

「. . . 時光飛逝友情永在，又是弟兄們年度聚會的時候了，今年由嘉雲南區負責安排接待，請駝兄們務必賞光出席聚會，也請駝嫂們參與盛會。. . . . . 我們安排了兩天一夜的行程，讓駱駝家族可以促膝長談，還可玩賞地方人文與美食，敬請駝兄們踴躍參加！」

----摘錄自 2011.12《駱駝同學會通知》

果然，駱駝 41號、23號等兄弟精心策劃，安排了一個「可以促膝長談，還可玩賞地方人文與美食」的時空俱佳、意義非凡 的行程；教我們「遊覽」兼「暢談」之後，「身、心」都舒爽、快活了起來，像一顆顆充滿電（重新得力）的電池，回到各自的「基座」後，能繼續發出能量，讓生活的範圍（或領域）有光有熱。

啊！何必將自己比成電池呢？這群「駱駝」本身便是最佳的意象，我們馱負著各自的理想，遊走四方；而「任重道遠」是約定好的，大家共同的精神指標，當年稱之為「班訓」的。今日，我們再次相聚一處，彼此關懷，做「心得分享」，彷彿這裡就是「大荒漠」當中最可貴的「綠洲」，談笑聲不斷，溫馨的氣氛隨處飄揚，果真是全新的，令人振奮的景象！

以下照片，僅略記第一天（元月 29 日）的行程：包括「雨村休閒農園」美食饗宴，參觀「虎威虎郡」布袋戲館，「虎尾興隆毛巾工廠」DIY 製作小兔，走訪「古坑綠色隧道」「蜜蜂故事館」等等；當晚住宿於古坑鄉「華山海宴民宿」。

----至於第二天（元月 30 日）的行程，請另參閱 2012-0130B。