It poured rain today. Of course it did. It was demoralizing to say the least. Nonetheless something greater than me compelled me on and I got everything together, threw on the rainproof cover, and set off. I took the Minsheng Lu ferry to Puxi, then followed Suzhou Creek through the city. I got lost many times.
Tomorrow, early, I start on my bike trip–my own Tour de Taihu. I will set off from my place in Pudong, cross the Huangpu River by ferry and follow Suzhou Creek to Kunshan. From there I will ride past Suzhou, past Mudu and hit Taihu in the early afternoon. Then I will ride around the lake, clockwise, finishing up in Suzhou somewhere around September 29. In total I will log around 600km. As far as I know, I will be the first foreigner to do this.