Yesterday night, Ellen was supposed to ride to XuZhou (almost leaving JiangSu Province). She began the day at about 8 am and started following her road atlas. But after half a day or riding, the road ended….. That’s the thing with China, Roads are being torn up and built constantly. Atlases don’t often completely tell the truth. It’s the effect of a rapidly growing economy. Anyway, the road just ended and Ellen had to back track, losing much of the progress she had made. The sun had set, Ellen was on a highway of some sort and was nowhere close to a city. She eventually walked her bike down an on ramp to a normal road. Two fellows on a scooter pulled up to her to do the usual gawk and question. Ellen chatted them up and they led her to a cheap motel to crash at. it was 11 pm… Time to crash and start over in the morning.
Wow, quite an experience. Don’t know how prepared you can be for that but I give her credit for trudging on. So where is she today? This will make a great story, journal
Wow, quite an experience. Don’t know how prepared you can be for that but I give her credit for trudging on. So where is she today? This will make a great story, journal
Quick question: what kind of weapons are you carrying? Butterfly knife? Brass knuckles?
Baseball Bat?
My students want to know…..
No weapons, just her wit and a good dose of caution. When when she gets close to Mongolia though, she’s going to get something, either a stick or whatever she can find. Wild dogs are sort of a concern in Mongolia. A little league baseball bat would be good, but baseball is virtually non existent in China. I haven’t seen 1 baseball diamond in China.
Quick question: what kind of weapons are you carrying? Butterfly knife? Brass knuckles?
Baseball Bat?
My students want to know…..
No weapons, just her wit and a good dose of caution. When when she gets close to Mongolia though, she’s going to get something, either a stick or whatever she can find. Wild dogs are sort of a concern in Mongolia. A little league baseball bat would be good, but baseball is virtually non existent in China. I haven’t seen 1 baseball diamond in China.