My Draft Itinerary

Hello all. I've completed a DRAFT itinerary. I'll probably not be even close - but these are the major sites I want to see. My Taiwan friends (Ming Li and Ted Lo) are helping me contact some people in Taiwan. I guess they think I need some help buying Stinky Tofu!!! Thanks all.

Taiwan Trip Itinerary

Aug 18 @ 8:10 p.m. - arrive in Taipei
Stay near airport / train station
Aug 19 - Travel to Chaiyi in AM
Stay in or near Chaiyi
Visit Guanzihling Hot Springs, monasteries, Water Fire Cave
Aug 20 @ 6 p.m. - meet Richard at HSR and travel to Hostel
Aug 21 - Climb and stay at Baiyun lodge
Aug 22 - summit and descend
Stay near Alishan
Aug 23 - hiking / camp
Aug 24 - travel to Tainan
Stay at Youth Hostel
Visit Fort Zeelandia, Anping, temples, night market, etc.
Aug 25 - Tainan
Aug 26 - travel South Cross Island Highway to Taitung (hitchhike)
Stay at Aboriginal Culture Hotel
Temples, hiking
Aug 27 - Taitung / Yanping
Aug 28 - Taitung
Aug 29 - travel to Hualien (hitchhike)
Basiandong, Look for festivals!
Aug 30 - Hualien
Aug 31 - travel to Taroko / camp
Sep 1 - Taroko / camp
Sep 2 - Taroko / camp
Sep 3 - travel to Taipei via HSR
Sep 4 - Taipei
National Palace Museum, night markets, etc.
Sep 5 - Taipei
Sep 6 - Taipei / Stay near airport
Sep 6 @ 9 a.m. - depart from TPE Airport