“Kan Yi Kan”
Fifteen days in Taiwan was all we had. So fifteen days is what our cycling adventure had to be. Yearning for a brief respite from Shanghai’s deceptively cold weather and a chance to get on the bikes again, my riding partner, Zhang Wei Lei, had a touch of travel fever and were itching to get out on the open road. Over a couple of frosty pints of Guinness in a noisy western bar, we sealed the deal and the fix was in.
Zhang Wei Lei and I possessed no definite plans. We had nothing special to see other than to explore Taiwan by circling the island on our bikes to “kan yi kan” or “take a look” and see what there was to see.
Our plan was simple: Fly to Taipei, build the bikes, and ride south along the coast while keeping the Pacific Ocean on our right shoulders until we circled the island and were back in Taipei. Our little island foray would be a journey of discovery in the purest form — just two kindred soul who shared a love of travel cycling together on the road again taking whatever adventure it had to offer.
Here are a few highlights from Part 1 of our adventure…
