Ie Island One Day Trip | 伊江島一日遊
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Trust me, this trip will drain you out! We took the first ferry at 9:00 am from Motobu Port. We live about an hour and a half from the port, and we’re worried we might not find parking, so we left at 7. After 30 minute boat ride we arrived at Ie Island. Didn’t plan much, only wanted to ride bicycle around the island, buy some brown sugar peanuts, climbed Mt. Gusuku and eat Ie beef. Ie Island produces peanuts, and is shaped like a peanut, so it’s nicknamed Peanut Island. Ie Island also raises Wagyu grade beef, we saw many cow farms there.
絕對是一場累到讓你回程昏睡，坐下來完全起不來的行程！搭第一班九點的船從本部港離開，由於家離港口一小時，又怕車位停滿，我們早上七點出門。三十分鐘船程到伊江島，沒有特別計畫，只想騎腳踏車環島、買我喜歡的黑糖花生糖、登上伊江島最高點Mt. Gusuku和吃伊江島和牛。伊江島專產花生，島的形狀也像花生，所以又稱花生島。伊江島和牛也是這裡的特產，到處看到飼養伊江和牛的養牛場。
Transportation | 交通
Our friends rented bicycles next to Ie Port. We brought our own. If you don’t want to tire yourself out, I recommend renting a car or motorbike. You can also buy a ferry ticket to take your car with you here. Reserve your tickets ahead of time. Call 0980-49-2255 to reserve. Ferry tickets are paid with cash only, but car and bicycle tickets can be paid with credit card.
朋友們在伊江島港口旁能租腳踏車，而我們帶著自己腳踏車來。如果不想像我們一樣筋疲力盡，建議租汽車或機車，也能買汽車船票帶自己的車來環島。船票建議先預約，預訂船票電話0980-49-2255。船票只收現金，腳踏車票能收卡。
Dining | 食
Where’s our Ie beef? Most restaurants here serve Okinawa soba, we were most disappointed with not having Ie Wagyu grade beef during this trip.
我們的伊江和牛呢？島上的餐廳大部分以沖繩麵為主，我們竟然撲空沒吃到伊江島和牛，是行程裡美中不足的地方。
Sights | 景點
After you disembark from the ferry, there’s cycling map that tells you the recommended cycling routes. We started by turning left at the main road (but veered off and didn’t really follow the route). Along the way the roads looked flat, but were actually quite tedious. Occasionally we would come across a steep downslope and had a hard time braking and stopping. We ended the biking trip at the tallest point on the island: Mt. Gusuku.
下船後，附近有腳踏車路線圖，能完整走遍伊江島。我們往地圖左邊開始繞（大部分沒照著地圖走），沿途有很多看起來似乎平坦簡單騎起來卻消耗全身體力的路線，偶爾遇到大下坡快到幾乎煞不住。最後我們用全島最高點Mt. Gusuku為最後景點。
After we got back to Motobu, we went to a Touhua place at Motobu Town Market. This place is much better than the Taiwanese Touhua place that we found in Okinawa. We got there a bit late and they ran out of taro balls. Next to the Touhua place is a cafe that sells Taiwanese wheel cakes (with mochi filling!) Cafe owner Tamaki-San is very friendly and even speaks a little Chinese!
下船後朋友帶我們到本部市場裡的一家豆花店，這家豆花店比以前在沖繩標榜台灣豆花更好吃，可惜我們太晚到芋圓賣光了！豆花店隔壁有家咖啡屋有賣台灣車輪餅（有麻糬的耶），老闆Tamaki San超熱情還會講中文！
Ie Island on the weekend is quite peaceful, reminds me of rural parts of Tainan. Cycling and hiking drained all of our energy but it was a fulfilling day! Riding with friends and singing together like no one else is around, stopping every now and then to take pictures with cows and goats. I like this kind of getaway from the busy and noisy everyday life.
週末的伊江島很舒服也非常安靜，很有台南鄉下的味道。一整天騎車環島還爬山很累但非常好玩，和朋友們在田野裡邊騎車邊唱歌，隨時停下來看伊江島和牛和路邊小羊，短暫隔絕資訊雜音的生活。
