I’m not entirely sure where Ellen is right now, but I know that her spirit is high and she is doing well. She called me today to tell me that she will be on her way to Huai An in the morning and that it will be a relatively short day. Today she did about 125 Kms to make it to where she is right now. She found a cheap motel in stay in tonight. On her ride today, she stumbled onto one of the 4 canal locks on the great canal. This is a very fortunate find as there are only about 4 canal locks left of what used to be the great canal. Don’t worry, lots of pictures were taken and we’ll all be able to see them in due time. In other news, Ellen’s Chinese has been progressing at an increasing pace (like the Natural Log function). She’s been ordering up scallion pancakes on her own and talking to random people on the streets about her adventure with ease. Go Ellen!
So far, Ellen has had to repair 2 flat tires. Not too bad for the trip so far. These last few days shes been racking up 100 + Km days. Tomorrow will probably be a rest day and she’ll do a 1/2 day of riding.