I1/1: 西郏河（双语）

September 16, 2024

Being as I have an assembled bicycle and have very nearly got all my stuff packed in the correct locations, I guess it's safe to say that the Tour has started. However, I still need to take a subway to the far other side of Beijing to pick up the things I bought online, drop off the clothing I'd like to leave in Beijing on the likelihood that I'll be coming back for Yom Kippur, and give my luggage-drop a bottle of wine.

Given that yesterday was spent working and today was spent half on bike assembly and half on bike maintenance type things that should have been done before I left Hainan¹, and I've also got to rejigger luggage in order to fit all the things I bought², it's reasonable to assume that I won't be leaving until the day after tomorrow.

鉴于我已经组装好了自行车，而且差不多把所有东西都打包好放在正确的位置，我想可以肯定地说，这次骑行之旅已经开始了。不过，我还得坐地铁去北京的另一端取网购的东西，放下那些要留在北京的衣服（因为很有可能我会为了犹太教赎罪日再回来），还要给帮我寄存行李的人一瓶酒。

因为昨天一直在工作，今天一半时间花在组装自行车上，另一半时间花在自行车保养等事情上，我本该在离开海南之前¹就要完成这些事。而且我还得重新整理行李，以便能装下我买的所有东西²，所以情理之中，我要到后天才能出发。

In addition to the random shop³ Nube⁴ found that was open and willing to disassemble my bike for me having misplaced two bolts, my bike also was desperately in need of cleaning, oiling, and pre Tour maintenance 在拆卸我自行车的时候我的助理⁴帮我找的没收台风印象所以营业的车行³弄丢了两颗螺栓之外，我的自行车也迫切需要清洁、上油以及在骑行前的保养。

While near the airport you are not allowed to release balloons, fly kites, set off fireworks, use drones, or race carrier pigeons 在机场附近，禁止放飞气球、放风筝、燃放烟花爆竹、使用无人机或者放飞信鸽。

And, as that's the day my editor gets back to work after mid-Autumn Festival, so, if I do leave on Wednesday, it will be after I stop by their offices to pick up my two most recent books⁵. However, I've seen what the roads around here look like in terms of street lights and I'm pretty sure I'm going to spend Wednesday night in Hebei.

而且，由于那天是我的编辑在中秋节后回去上班的日子，所以，如果我真的在周三出发的话，那也得是在我顺道去他们办公室取走我最近出版的两本书⁵之后了。不过，我已经知道这周边道路和路灯情况了，我很确定周三晚上我会在河北过夜。

¹ But weren't on account of my thinking I was leaving later

² Mostly bike shorts. Prior to the power going out, I found one single pair of wearable bike shorts.

¹但之前没做这些事是因为我原以为我会晚些时候再出发。

²主要是骑行短裤。在停电之前，我只找到了一条能穿的。

Though this sign did convince me to pull out my phone and look at Maps, I'm not lost, I'm merely taking the scenic route 尽管这个路标确实让我掏出手机查看地图，但我没有迷路，我只是在走风景优美的路线罢了。

Achievement Unlocked: First Flat Tire of the Tour⁶ 成就达成：此次骑行之旅的第一次爆胎⁶。

³ Two of the four shops owned by Feng Quan (who I'd rather be using) were absolutely trashed by typhoon Yagi.

⁴ My new assistant

³ 冯全（我更愿意找他帮忙）开的四家车行，有两家被台风 “摩羯” 彻底摧毁了。

⁴ 我的新助理。

⁵ The National Food Reserves Strategic Administration 2023 Annual Report and a Blue Book on Sino-Gallic Cooperation in Nuclear Power for a Low-Carbon Future†

† Which, by the way, is the book that interrupted February's Round the Island Tour.

⁵《国家粮食储备战略管理局2023年度报告》以及《中法低碳未来核电合作蓝皮书》†

†顺便说一下，就是这本书打断了2月份的环岛骑行。

⁶ I was 5km from the bike shop and 6km from my hotel. My spare tubes and pump were at the hotel, I wasn't sure the bike shop would still be open if I walked back that way, and I forgot that I was someplace I easily could have called a taxi large enough to carry my bike.

⁶当时我距离自行车店5公里，距离我住的酒店6公里。我的备用内胎和打气筒都在酒店，我不确定如果我往回走到自行车店的话它是否还开着门，而且我忘了当时所在的地方其实很容易就能叫到一辆够大的、可以载自行车的出租车。

Luckily, I've been practicing walking 幸运的是，我近期在练习走路

Thank you AMap for the suggestion that I use this road labeled "Military No Admittance" 感谢高德地图建议我走这条路。他们那边的茶应该很好喝。

Today's ride: 15 km (9 miles)
Total: 50 km (31 miles)

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I1/1: 西郏河 （双语）

I1/1: 西郏河（双语）