end of day 3

hello all, arrived in taitung at around 3pm. made good time today. pretty uneventful day. beautiful weather . really tired. :) i decided that i will post all the pics when i arrive in taipei. i will spend some time there and have more time to update this blog in full. take care everyone

Morning of day 3

morning of day 3. had a great sleep. thank somebody ha i feel renewed. the last couple days have been a struggle; with hardly any sleep and feeling the reality of this ride but i think i have finally emersed myself into it. today i will attempt another 100ks. hit the giant store last night and had my bike tuned up. repacked my gear( it was a mess). sorry i haven't posted any pictures yet. i have a few. just the required stop over verifacation. today i will attempt to have a look around as i ride and snap a few more. I am chaiyi by the way. a small city. I will check in at the end of the day. :)

Thanks to Kevin

Thanks to Kevib O'Niel for his contribition. yipee ai yea :)

First day

hello all, I have begun! well not the start i was hoping for but i start none the less. I have arrived in Tainan about 30 klms short of where i had hoped to have made my first stop. I began tuesday afternoon at 12 after sleeping a total of about 3 hours. I guess the excitement of leaving the next day kept me up most of the night going over my trip and plans. My friends Magnus and Linzhi have put me up for the night. nice to be around friends after a not so impressive start.
Tomorrow is a new day and i will begin my day as early as possible so as to get as much daylight riding time. I hope to make it to Taichung be the end of the day. I will make it to taichung by the end of the day :)

some of you may be wondering about check points to prove that i actually cycled the entire trip and didn't just head to the beach and show up 2 weeks later with water and mud splashed on my face yelling "I made it" well i will be taking a video cam and still cam to monitor the trip as well as collecting receipts at every stop. each place that i stay i will take a photo at the city entrance sign along with a copy of the daily newspaper. all the evidence of my trip will be posted on the blog for all to see. any other concerns or suggestion that any of you may have, please feel free to voice them here. 

GOOD NEWS!  Giant bicycle has a greed to sponser us for the cost of renting the bicycles and some bicycle clothing. Thanks Giant for your support :)

Thanks to Sister act Catering for their pledge. yahooo!  

some of you maybe wondering if you should give in the form of a pledge or a donation. sorry for the confusion. I thought it would be easier and less confusing if those of you who wanted to pledge could decide on your pledge amount and do the math yourself and then just donate that amount. you can do it prior to the ride or wait until the ride is completed.