Dalian to Beijing Highs and Low + Stats (3 comments)
To give you a quick idea of what we have experienced on this leg of the journey I have collated everyone’s high and low point from Dalian to Beijing and the statistics of our ride so far.
High Points
Katie – Being invited out of the rain and into a restaurant by a nice Chinese lady and given free soft drink
Tom – Tailwinds to make it to the dragons head of the great wall
Dave – Meeting Nik in Beijing and getting an expats point of view of China, plus providing us with valuable information about the local area.
Jared – The smiles on country kids faces when I wave and say hi, or Nehao – they obviously don’t see foreign cyclists very often.
Low Points
Katie – No cold beer at the end of each the day
Tom – Changing a flat tire in a rainstorm
Dave – A small argument with Jared just before Beijing (not a biggie)
Jared – Fighting with a Chinese lady about the roof leaking and her trying to charge more for a new room
Statistics
Distance : 973 km / 608 miles / 234,000 pedals
Time : 10 days
Time sitting on our asses : 55 hrs 46min
Total Ascent : 3140 meters
wow. 973 Kms that is insane. you guys are awesome. Love the highs and lows. Great idea J-rod. Well done you guys, keep it up. And Tibbs sorry about the lack of beer, but I heard they might have some in Ireland.Imagine how cold they’ll be by the time you get there!
Hey guys,
It’s great the regular posts on the web, it’s like completing the journey without have to sit my ass on a bike all day! You guys are making wicked progress. Best post so far, and lets be honest here if I was to think about it for a bit it shouldn’t have been a surprise but Katie’s low point of no cold beer at the end of the day was brilliant!
Concrats on making it to Beijing guys! You have made some good ground but im sure you guys are all thinking you could of got there sooner, whatever doesnt kill ya will make you stronger!
Take it easy
Craig
PS nice beard jarred, looking forward to seeing it develop! will onll be ready for shaving when you comb bugs out of it at the end of the day!