Exactly one year ago today, at 1pm on July 19th, 2013, Amy and I departed on what would turn out to be a 146 day, 34,153km/21,221 mile motorcycle ride around the world’s most populous country. A look back on what it was like to head out from Beijing on day one of The Great Ride of China and what it meant to us.

Fundraising went on even after our ride was over and we were very happy to be able to participate in Free Lunch for Children's 3 Year Anniversary celebration where we auctioned off a motorcycle donated by our sponsors, CFMoto.

Busy couple of days but not much distance covered. We do two fund raising presentations, one in Hangzhou and one in Shanghai with a little bit of a break for Thanksgiving festivities in between. This, at least for us mentally, marks the beginning of the last leg of the trip for us.

We spend a day at one of Free Lunch for Children's partner schools, meeting the kids, handing out toys, and learning more about the program.