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Mr. Ed
All the wei gworen (foriegners) here live and die by the Lonely Planet Travel Guide. It recommends going to the Jolly Roger Bar (see the next page) the temples (see the page before last) and riding the horses on the beach at An Ho. So we did. It was fun.
At one point, the horse trainer handed me a riding crop. I knew from past experiences that just waving the crop like a wand in the air could set off the horse. I tried it and was reminded why guys are just not built to ride a horse at full gallop. I can say now, though, that I can hit the high notes in The Star Spangled Banner just by thinking about this event. All the people on the beach wanted to have their picture taken with the hairy monster riding a horse (living in Taiwan is a constant reminder how dark leg hair and tanless Seattle skin stands out with the rest of the world). |
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Yep, that's me on a horse. Never thought it would come to this, but it did. I've driven school buses, ridden scooters and motorcycles, finally bought the little convertable of my dreams, and, now, riding a horse on a beach in southern Taiwan. I'm sure crazier things have happened, but this was very entertaining for me.
The folks at the barn cut us a deal since everybody else went to the Dragon Boat Festival. The beach wasn't too crowded. We rode the horses through the water, up the beach, and all around the woods. We rode the horses on the rhe road and dodged manic scooters. I kept remembering that joke about an Amish driveby shooting: "klip klop klip klop, BOOM."
