One of our best days on the road yet! We took a boat tour around the North Korean border, gave cigarettes to DPRK soldiers, and wove our way around some of the nicest roads in north east China!
Read More »Day 5- Bring on the Rain
Got hit hard with rain today as we cut back our originally planned route again to take shelter from mother nature.
Read More »Day 4 – The Ups and The Downs
A very tough day as we failed to do a second 400+km day. Started out with some very rough construction but ended on several very positive notes!
Read More »Day 3 – Getting Back on Track
Our first 400km day as we try and get back on track. Good weather and nice roads though make it pretty easy. As a plus, we meet our first "Road Angels"- nice people/good Samaritans we meet on our travels
Read More »Day 2- A Rest Day (Already??)
Taking a well earned day off in Chengde, only 220km into our trip. Don't judge! Spent the day viewing the sites and walking around the "Mountain Resort".
Read More »Day 1- One Small Step Towards Chengde
First day on the road! Left later than expected (but that should have been expected) and made it to our first destination- Chengde. A short and leisurely 220km drive away.
Read More »The Great Ride of China Press Conference
On July 16th, 2013, with our partners Free Lunch for Children and CFMOTO, we held a press conference to announce our plan to ride over 25,000km through every province in China. Overall turned out better than expected with a lot of help from a lot of people!
Read More »The Factory Visit Where We Got Sponsorship
A factory visit to Hangzhou yields us a motorcycle and an official sponsor for The Great Ride of China. Read about our 2 days of meetings with the heads of the company, test driving, and maintenance training!
Read More »Learning how to take pictures like a (semi) pro!
We've got our first ever DSLR camera! Now all we have to do is learn how to use it... As part of our prep for the trip we took a two full day course at a local, foreign run art school to learn the mechanics of our camera and how to take pictures!
Read More »Trip Preparation
When you're getting ready for a really long distance trip by motorcycle, on the one hand you want to make sure you prepare as much as possible. On the other though, part of the fun of it all is dealing with the unexpected and just sort of "playing it by ear".
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