Once Ellen parted ways with me, she headed in a north westerly direction. But due to the crazy amount of road construction, progress was slow and many many detours were taken. After a frustrating day of riding, Ellen decided to find a spot to set up camp. She was somewhere outside of WuXi. Off the main road, she found a clear patch of ground that wasn’t too visible. The ground was lumpy. A patch of trees had recently been torn out of the clearing. Camp was set up and she called it an early night.
Day 3, Started with a tube change. There had been a largish puncture in her tire and tube. The tube and tire were both patched up and Ellen was on her way. (FYI: If you ever get a largish tire puncture/gash and just need to make it home or bike shop, after you patch up your tube, you can fold up a dollar bill and stick it between the tube and tire). After a full day of hard riding, Ellen cruised through Chang Shu and then into Chang Zhou. So far she has chocked up about 250 Kilometers.