I started at 5:40am, in the twilight before sunrise.
Taichung City is such a big city that it took quite a while to get through it.
I took the main Route 1, but also took various parallel roads to Tianwei Township.
The highest temperature was 34°C. It was easier to ride when it was cloudy and breezy.
The run was fairly smooth for the first 20km. There was a lot of traffic.
Not as much as in Vietnam, but motorbikes are still the main means of transportation for the general public.
At intersections, groups of around 10 motorbikes always stop in groups, then start off all at once.
It can be quite dangerous if I'm not careful.
Convenience stores are usually dotted here and there on major roads.
I mostly went to convenience stores for meals and rest stops.
I wanted to go to a restaurant, but the edible food was limited.
There was a bit of a shortage of vegetables.
I found a well and poured water over my head. Cold well water is the best!
I entered Tianwei Township and found my lodging in a corner of a residential area full of landscaping companies.
The name of the lodging was "Changhua B&B Mei Chen's Home B&B." There was a nameplate on the entrance that read "Mei Chen's Home."
I checked in at exactly 4:00.
The owner, Mrs. Chen, doesn't speak English, so we used translation software to communicate.
There's a kitchen and laundry facilities.
It's great that breakfast is included for 700 NTD.
I noticed a broken spoke on the rear wheel.
I'll replace it tomorrow morning.
The nearest convenience store seems to be about 2km away.
The place to get breakfast tomorrow is a restaurant a little further away.
I took a shower, did laundry, and had dinner. I ate the salad and instant noodles I'd bought on the way here.
I organized today's data and updated our blog and official website.
I then decided on tomorrow's lodging and planned my route.
It seems this is during the long weekend here, so many rooms are fully booked.
I asked my wife to use Chat GPT to find a hotel in Dounan Town, and luckily there was a room available!
It's a short distance, just 30km.
Nowadays, I can do all my research using Chat GPT.
It's going to be hot tomorrow, too, so I won't push myself too hard.
*Today's distance: 37.1km
Total distance from Taojuan: 158.6km
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