[Taiwan] 馬祖，台馬之星

從台灣前往馬祖，有兩種方式，可以搭乘從基隆前往東引島，南竿島的渡輪，目前負責的渡輪是台馬之星，網址是：http://www.shinhwa.com.tw/
There are two different ways to go to Matsu Islands. You may take the cruise between Keelung and Matsu Islands. It will arrive Dongyin Island and Nangan Island. The website of the cruise is:
http://www.shinhwa.com.tw/

由於只有一艘船，且來回可能至少要花二十小時，有不少需要注意的地方：
1. 船班一週開六班，每週二公休(指的是週二晚上沒有航班)。
2. 若第一天的航班順序是基隆-->東引島-->南竿島，隔天便是基隆-->南竿島-->東引島。
3. 無論是哪一種順序，從南竿島出發的時間，固定為早上九點半。
4. 因此，抵達東引島的早班船會是早上六點，但午班則是十一點，兩者會影響到能待在東引島的時間，雖然東引島似乎沒有大到差這五個小時就逛不完，但悠閒度會有點小區別。
5. .航班離開基隆港的時間則是晚上十點。
6. 如果訂到了船班，別忘了當天早上十點要上官網查閱最新消息，船公司會公布當晚的航班是否照常出發，還是因為海象不佳而停駛。
7. 可以預約航班的時間，基本上是出發前的兩個月，從當天的午夜十二點一分開始(最近似乎網站有問題，從早上八點半才能開始)。
Because is really far away, there are some policies:
1. It closed on Tuesday, it's the day for them to take a rest.
2. If the first day it arrives Dongyin first, the next day it will go to Nangan first.
3. No matter what, the time it leaves Nangan is always 9:30 AM.
4. Because of that, if Dongyin first, it will arrive there at 6:00 AM. If Nangan first, it will arrive Dongyin at 11:00 AM.
5. The time it leaves Keelung is at 10:00 PM.
6. If you book the cruise, don't forget to check the website at 10:00 AM on the day. It will announce if the cruise will go or not in the night.
7. The time you can book the cruise is two months before, starts from 00:01.

第二個前往馬祖的方式則是飛機，可從台北松山機場飛往南竿或是北竿，飛行時間大約一小時，另外台中也有航班(只到南竿)，只是相對台北，航班數少了很多。
The second way is to take air plane from Taipei Songshan Airport to Matsu Nangan Airport or Matsu Beigan Airport (about one hour). And Taichung also has flight to Matsu Nangan Airport, but only two flights a day.

由於朋友跟我介紹東引島非常地漂亮，所以我這次是從基隆搭船出發，畢竟可以省一個晚上的住宿，且抵達東引島的時間又是早上六點，可以遊玩的時間非常充分，回程則是規劃由南竿島飛回松山，很幸運地，我的船班和航班都順利出發。
I booked the cruise to go because I want to visit Dongyin Island because a friend told me it's so beautiful there. And the cruise is the only to go there. 5 days later, I reserve the flight from Nangan Airport to Songshan Airport. I was lucky that the cruise and flight can go as my expectation.

當晚登上台馬之星後，稍微逛了下，才發現設備挺齊全的，餐廳裡，零食點心很充裕，只是我並沒有購買，不知價格是不是跟岸上的便利超商一致。
This is the restaurant on the boat. It has everything you may want, but I don't know the price. I didn't buy any there.

如果還不想睡，可以到最上層甲板，有個戶外用餐區，在此吃一碗泡麵，海風吹得很舒服，是件挺享受的事！
If you don't want to eat food indoor, you can go up to here. It's really cool to sit here and have some instant noodles.

離港時，基隆港的夜景也挺棒的！
When it leaves the harbor, the landscape of Keelung is beautiful.

看完夜景，只好回歸現實了，現實就是，我並沒有訂到「床位」，今天的人潮居然爆炸地多，我只有「座位」可以過夜，雖然那座位比我想像得好，有挺大的空間可以橫躺下來，但或許因為沒有翻身的空間，睡得不是很好，大概只睡了三四個小時吧！對了，別忘了到二樓櫃台借條毯子，深夜時分，船上的冷氣變得超級冷，即使穿著外套都還會冷得發抖！
At last, I have to go back to my bed. Yes, this is my bed. I didn't reserve a bed on the cruise, only have a seat. To be honest, it's not so comfortable, although it looks better than I expected. I may only sleep for 3 to 4 hours. And don't forget to ask for a blanket, it will be really cold at midnight. I don't know why, but the air condition is so cold.