I think so. My lychee experience is limited. You pinch the shell to crack it, suck out the grape-like innards, and there is a large black seed in the middle.

It IS cool, now that it’s not near my punching hand. I hope it found a suitable tree and is living in peace and prosperity.

Aaaaugh! That's too many 9s in a row.

Good call, Bruce. It's not every day that you see tidy towels next to a snoozy slippered Garfield.

But I hope it was quick, because the overheated deserve a timely shower.

Dadgummit Blah! (my favorite expletive from Christmas Story)

A 9.5 on the Unmettled-Meter!

Yum! Is the flavor and texture similar to lychee?

Wow! What a cool long horned woodboring beetle! Just imagine how nicely camouflaged it would be on the bark of a tree!

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47961-Cerambycidae

Andrea hates it when people watch her do anything, even putting on her gloves, so the sign seemed appropriate. Other than that, I have no idea what exactly this sign was referring to.

A wonderful post that captures a huge part of cycling- the thoughts going on in your head that have nothing to do with cycling. ❤️

Appropriate photo for this entry.

Thank you, Jen. Thank you for noticing and thank you for commenting. You really understand what we are trying to convey in our travels. There are definitely a lot of things in the world with which to be fascinated.

Bruce - I love your genuine fascination with things that many people would never notice. Your open appreciation of the travel experience (and life in general) is rare!

I wish college students preparing to go overseas were required to read your and Andrea's journals.

Those roots! I imagine this tree walks around like a big, top-heavy spider when no one is looking.

Very cool to see how yuge it is next to the parked vehicles.

Yeah, I'd be worried about the quality of construction! It seems even worse than the quality of the architecture.