中国107 - a new cycling friend (Bama to Tiangyang)

中国106 - lakeside (Nongteng to Bama)

中国105 - famous on Chinese TikTok (Nongteng)

中国104 -  Land of 700 valleys (Du'An to Qibainong)

中国103 - lost in the Karsts (Lalia to Du'An)

This morning was really smoggy and I ordered my 4 chicken sandwiches of the day to a store in Shenzhen. I hope someone ate them. Then I rode 10km in the wrong direction. Oops.

Most of the day was on a National Route. It wasn't too busy though. It was hilly and the views were just OK so I listened to a lot of podcasts. I did "talk" with some grandmother's who were curious when I stopped to eat 2/4 of my chicken sandwiches. They didn't speak Mandarin. Not that that would have helped considering I usually just point to myself and say Meigou (America).

Now that I am out of the more rugged Karsts the hillsides are covered in Mango trees.

I stopped at a corner to decide if I wanted to go another 24km or ride into the city. While I was looking for hotels, a young man rode by. He stopped and offered to take me to my hotel, so I just picked one at random and we rode there together. He treated me to noodles and offered to take me to BBQ.

Over BBQ we talked about cycling (not that popular in this area), school (high school in China sounds tough), and travel (he is going to Malaysia next year, and wants to go see the Tour De France someday but it's expensive and difficult to get a Visa). It was great to meet another cyclist! I think I will do a rest day tomorrow so we might hang out again. 

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Ian Caragol

中国107 - a new cycling friend (Bama to Tiangyang)

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中国107 - a new cycling friend (Bama to Tiangyang)

中国106 - lakeside (Nongteng to Bama)

中国105 - famous on Chinese TikTok (Nongteng)

中国104 - Land of 700 valleys (Du'An to Qibainong)

中国103 - lost in the Karsts (Lalia to Du'An)

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