Before visiting the cafes and eateries, you can clean up at the showers next to Hana’s, which cost NT$20. But you’ll only be paying for the convenience — there’s a public shower (with partitions and doors) and restrooms on the road heading to Cape Linshanbi just past the temple. It’s cleaner, but expect long lines at day’s end and on weekends. A couple of sausage vendors are stationed there all day.
Sitting on the beach, lulled by the soothing crashes of ocean waves, I nearly forgot to check out the tree-covered trail that circles Cape Linshanbi and runs up a gently sloping hill. The trail starts from the public shower and runs next to the main road, with several lookout spots that have nice views.
From the east end of the beach, it takes about 15 minutes to get to the first lookout spot, which lies off a path from the main road and offers a view of Cape Linshanbi. At the next lookout, which provides a full view of Baishawan, there’s another public shower that sits under a charming wooden deck with a set of chairs and tables. Another trail leads down to the western end of the beach.
At the lookout the sun had set and it had grown dark. I headed back to the main road and noticed some words spray-painted on the road: “many thieves here” (小偷很多). Dogs barked in the distance, and a hissing chorus of locusts grew louder as I headed back toward the bus stop.
When I got back to the stop, most of the shops except for Hana’s were closed, and I made a note to myself to bring a book next time for the bus, which takes between 45 minutes and an hour from Danshui MRT Station.
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