The China Post
Date: July 31, 2016
By: CNA

TAIPEI — “We made it!” a group of eight Taiwanese teenagers shouted in joy as they reached a beach in the eastern county of Taitung Saturday to complete a round-the-island journey by canoe, a challenge which took them almost a month to overcome.

They set off from a beach in Taitung on July 1. During the journey, they braved scorching heat and paddled their canoes against strong currents on the sea, but were undaunted by the hardships.

Some of them thought of giving up the task because they wanted to go back home to help their families deal with the aftermath of the destruction caused by Typhoon Nepartak, which ravaged Taitung earlier this month. Although they had struggled quite a bit, they decided to keep on, their coach said.     [FULL  STORY]