I'm still thinking about what 146km and 170km mean in humidity and possibly not on asphalt surfaces. I once rode 160km in a day and had to be rescued by my son as I couldn't go any further. We did have three consecutive days on the Amber Route of about 145 each, and it was hot. I know I was mighty glad to reach camp on the last one, swearing as another hill approached when all I wanted was a shower and a cold beer. I actually got a hot beer - TDA had purchased some but left them in the sun - and a hot shower and a tummy-full of food. This recovered my good humour. I see here we have 7 days straight to begin with covering 825km - that will require much of my patience and a virgin outlook on myself, my abilities and TDA.
I have found getting fit less than an attractive option due to cold and/or wet and/or windy weather. Also I am naturally lazy I think. Give me a 17 - 25 degree day, breeze maybe, blue skies or clouds and I'm ready to go. Also give me a riding buddy to keep me honest. Getting motivated solo isn't easy when there are books to write, dogs to care for, soup to make - and eat, and so on and so forth.
Here is an outline of what we are to expect during our 90 days
(arranged as day number, date, ride day number, from, to, kms)
CHINA
1 Sun 22-Sep
1 Shanghai Jiaxing 108
2 Mon 23-Sep
2 Jiaxing Hangzhou 101
3 Tue 24-Sep
3 Hangzhou Yiwu 130
4 Wed 25-Sep
4 Yiwu Guodong 101
5 Thu 26-Sep
5 Guodong Quzhou 133
6 Fri 27-Sep
6 Quzhou Shangrao 122
7 Sat 28-Sep
7 Shangrao Wuyishan 130
8 Sun 29-Sep
REST DAY
9 Mon 30-Sep
8 Wuyishan Shaowu 84
10 Tue 1-Oct
9 Shaowu Lichuan 88
11 Wed 2-Oct
10 Lichuan Guangchang 99
12 Thu 3-Oct
11 Guangchang Ruijin 139
13 Fri 4-Oct
12 Ruijin Wuping 143
14 Sat 5-Oct
13 Wuping Meizhou 123
15 Sun 6-Oct
REST DAY
16 Mon 7-Oct
14 Meizhou Longchuan 113
17 Tue 8-Oct
15 Longchuan Heyuan 95
18 Wed 9-Oct
16 Heyuan Huiyang 108
19 Thu 10-Oct
17 Huiyang Shatoujiao 65
20 Fri 11-Oct
18 Shatoujiao Hong Kong 0
21 Sat 12-Oct
REST DAY
22 Sun 13-Oct REST DAY
23 Mon 14-Oct
FERRY TO MACAU
24 Tue 15-Oct
19 Macau Kaiping 146
25 Wed 16-Oct
20 Kaiping Chunwanzhen 107
26 Thu 17-Oct
21 Chunwanzhen Cenxi 147
27 Fri 18-Oct
22 Cenxi Yulin 103
28 Sat 19-Oct
23 Yulin Lingshan 118
29 Sun 20-Oct
24 Lingshan Quinzhou 109
30 Mon 21-Oct
REST DAY
31 Tue 22-Oct
25 Quinzhou Dongxing 100
VIETNAM
32 Wed 23-Oct
26 Dongxing Mong Duong 145
33 Thu 24-Oct
27 Mong Duong Ha Long Bay 50
34 Fri 25-Oct
REST DAY
35 Sat 26-Oct
28 Ha Long Bay Hanoi 156
36 Sun 27-Oct
REST DAY
37 Mon 28-Oct
29 Hanoi Ninh Binh 122
38 Tue 29-Oct
30 Ninh Binh Ben Sung 123
39 Wed 30-Oct
31 Ben Sung Dien Yen 95
40 Thu 31-Oct
32 Dien Yen Tay Son 117
LAOS
41 Fri 1-Nov
33 Tay Son Na Hin 125
42 Sat 2-Nov
34 Na Hin Thakhek 149
43 Sun 3-Nov
REST DAY
44 Mon 4-Nov
35 Thakhek Savannaket 116
45 Tue 5-Nov
36 Savannaket Ban Xenouan 122
46 Wed 6-Nov
37 Ban Xenouan Pakse 124
47 Thu 7-Nov
38 Pakse Muang Khong 135
48 Fri 8-Nov
REST DAY
CAMBODIA
49 Sat 9-Nov
39 Muang Khong Stung Treng 94
50 Sun 10-Nov
40 Stung Treng Kratie 170
51 Mon 11-Nov
41 Kratie Kampong Chan 117
52 Tue 12-Nov
42 Kampong Chan Phnom Penh 136
53 Wed 13-Nov
REST DAY
54 Thu 14-Nov
43 Phnom Penh Khampong Thom 170
55 Fri 15-Nov
44 Khampong Thom Siem Reap
56 Sat 16-Nov REST DAY
57 Sun 17-Nov REST DAY
58 Mon 18-Nov REST DAY
59 Tue 19-Nov
45 Siem Reap Sisophon 104
THAILAND
60 Wed 20-Nov
46 Sisophon Mueang Sa Kaeo 105
61 Thu 21-Nov
47 Mueang Sa Kaeo Chachoengsao 118
62 Fri 22-Nov
48 Chachoengsao Bangkok 0
63 Sat 23-Nov
REST DAY
64 Sun 24-Nov
49 Bangkok Hat Chao Samran 52
65 Mon 25-Nov
50 Hat Chao Samran Hua Hin 55
66 Tue 26-Nov
REST DAY
67 Wed 27-Nov
51 Hua Hin Prachuap Khiri 118
68 Thu 28-Nov
52 Prachuap Khiri Khan Bangburd Resort 129
69 Fri 29-Nov
53 Khan Bangburd Resort Lang Suan 155
70 Sat 30-Nov
54 Lang Suan Kapoe 101
71 Sun 1-Dec
55 Kapoe Kapong 141
72 Mon 2-Dec
56 Kapong Ao Nang 127
73 Tue 3-Dec
REST DAY
74 Wed 4-Dec
57 Ao Nang Trang 146
75 Thu 5-Dec
58 Trang La-Ngu 108
MALAYSIA
76 Fri 6-Dec
59 La-Ngu Kangar 112
77 Sat 7-Dec
60 Kangar Sungai Petani 121
78 Sun 8-Dec
61 Sungai Petani Penang 42
79 Mon 9-Dec
REST DAY
80 Tue 10-Dec
62 Penang Taiping 112
81 Wed 11-Dec
63 Taiping Ipoh 103
82 Thu 12-Dec
64 Ipoh Teluk Intan 107
83 Fri 13-Dec
65 Teluk Intan Kuala Lumpar 0
84 Sat 14-Dec
REST DAY
85 Sun 15-Dec
66 Kuala Lumpar Port Dickson 65
86 Mon 16-Dec
67 Port Dickson Melaka 75
87 Tue 17-Dec
REST DAY
88 Wed 18-Dec
68 Melaka Batu Pahat 110
89 Thu 19-Dec
69 Batu Pahat Koti Tingga 151
90 Fri 20-Dec
70 Koti Tingga Singapore 108
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