Our first leg of the journey from Beijing to Hong Kong is now complete.\u00a0 Yesterday we took a ferry in from Shenzhen \u6df1\u5733,\u00a0the border city to Hong Kong.\u00a0 Unfortunately there is no way to cross the boarder by bicycle so a ferry was the only option.\u00a0 From Beijing to Hong Kong I (Adam) have taken three ferries and one subway.\u00a0 The rest of the was completely powered by rice, which ended up being over 4,300 kilometers on my bicycle’s odometer.\u00a0 The three ferries were unavoidable,\u00a0one to cross the Yangtze \u957f\u6c5f, where the nearest bridge allowing cars was miles and miles up-river out of the delta, and two in Shanghai \u4e0a\u6d77 to cross the Huangpu river, one to get over it, and one to get back.\u00a0 Strangely enough there are no bridges in downtown Shanghai, only tunnels for automobiles that go under the river dividing the bund and downtown Shanghai.\u00a0\u00a0Jim and I had to cross the river\u00a0in order to get to a bike shop and purchase\u00a0the bandwagon.\u00a0 In Guangzhou \u5e7f\u5dde after Kevin’s wedding there\u00a0was a reception at a bar about 6 kilometers from our hotel which most people took taxis to.\u00a0 I was unsure about where it was and\u00a0did not want to risk locking\u00a0my bike outside on a street-post and having it stolen so\u00a0Pete, Nakia, and myself took\u00a0the subway.\u00a0 Jim and Drew were out running errands and stopped by on their bikes.\u00a0\u00a0In order to keep my “no\u00a0automobile use” record going I walked back, the rest of fueledbyrice decided to join me,\u00a0making us truly fueled by rice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Unfortunately Hong Kong is not a city developed with bikers in mind, in fact the roads are very narrow, steep, and people drive on the left side of the road making all of our instincts wrong.\u00a0 In fact the steepest hill we have climbed so far has been the last hill we rode up to get to the Maryknoll house overlooking Stanley market.\u00a0\u00a0Maryknoll,\u00a0the organization Pete previously had taught through in China, and\u00a0the organization Kevin works for graciously has let us stay here.\u00a0\u00a0We will\u00a0be highlighting some of the interesting people we meet here in the future.\u00a0\u00a0We are also in the process of getting visas right now for SE\u00a0Asia, our Vietnam visas should be done today.\u00a0 Patrick Leung, a\u00a0Hong Kong resident and\u00a0St. John’s alumni\u00a0organized a benefit dinner for our cause which will take place Saturday night at the Royal HK Yacht Club.\u00a0\u00a0Money will go towards\u00a0some expenses for the trip and the charitable organizations we have chosen to support.<\/p>\n
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