Risk of the Day
Venomous
snakes and giant poisonous bees.
Despite cycling and walking a fair amount
today, no snakes spotted – but a gigantic bee jumped out of a bush and started
chasing me on the path, going within centimetres of my face. Close one, Lue
said – every so often the papers report deaths from them. One sting = hospital;
two = emergency steroids; three = ITU.
Classification: NAG
(natural and act of God)
Control: Almost full (3/4) – don’t be stupid and keep your eyes
open, bees a bit trickier
Likelihood: 1
Impact: 4
Score: 4
Another of
those hang-around-and-see-things-as-you-like days today – with Sun Moon Lake
and two spectacular temples on the itinerary.
Unexpectedly included a cycle
trek alongside the lake where cars can’t go (third best cycle lane in the
world, it is said!); an almost vertical climb 600m climb to a pagoda which was
shut for post-earthquake maintenance; all things Taoist and the most
ostentatious (and, dare I say, vulgar) Buddhist temple in Taiwan; finished off
with dinner - a light but spectacularly flavoursome five-courser at a
vegetarian restaurant.
New Thing of
the Day
The thought
that humble little bumble bees can mutate into murdererous flying death balls the
size of a small bird.
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