Arriving into Ｓun Ｍoon from Ｔaichung was like a 2 hr bus ride （190NTD one way）．
Got dropped off at the visitor center and made our way to our hostel called Ｌove Ｈome Ｐier Pavillon or something like that. Cost is about 680 NTD per night or roughly $28CAD.
The place is super close to the visitor center and was one of the cheapest options available. If you stay on the otheｒ side of the lake then ｙou need to either tａke a taxi which will cost. 500NTD (crazy Ｉ know but its like the only forms of transport after 5pm when the local city buses stop running）. So if you can， stay close to the visitor center called Shueishe.
From there Ｉ found the giant store which is located under the visitor center and is opened till 7pm weekdays. Went there and talked to them about how to do the tour arouｎd the lake (i.e. Time, safety, ease of navigation)
Ｉt was raining when we arrived，and the following day was also supposed to rain so Ｉ decided to hold off until tmr morning. They open bright and early at 6am so Ｉ got there the next day at that time. It was light out so no need to worry about that. Mind you this is Sept 30. Not sure if this is their winter or not.
Their staｎdard hire bikes are these hybrid looking bikes. Flat handle bar with three gears in the front and not surｅ in the back but she said there are a total of 27 gears. That bike costs 200NTD the first hr and costs 200 subsequently after that （ｐｅｒ ｈｒ）.
I tｈink their most expensive bike was 1000 for the first hr and 200 after that. They charge by the hr so even if you come back 30 mins after the hr, they will charge ｙou the full hr. The lady was kind enough to give e 10% off cause it wasn’ｔ explained to me in the beginning. So Ｉ got a road bike by LIV and it was aluminum. It was 200 for the first hr. They get you to tｅst ride it around and they will adjust your seat height and distance to stem. I didn't bring my clipped in shoes so i used regular pedals but if you have kleets they can give you the pedals for that. They also gave me one free water and a poncho in case it rained.
So the trip itself for me was jｕst oveｒ 30km and I did it in 2.5 hrs with all the stops to sight see and take pics. I think it normally takes 3-4 hｒs but i didn't go inside the temples or anything.
It did not rain on me even though it was forecasted to do so at 8am. I had totally blue clear skies the whole way.
The ride itself wasn't too challenging. Make surｅ you eat breakfast and pack some snacks. I packed two water bottles but only ended up using one.
Click this link to see my Youtube video I made and some pics of the ride. Enjoy my friends :)
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