A kind of lifestyle call Dali

Update these 2 days in Dali. We experienced an earthquake just 60km away from us. 4.5 magnitude but good news is I don’t feel any vibration in our room. World is getting weirder everyday.

In Dali, we get to really meet different type of people. I become very E suddenly and start talking to random stranger suddenly. We get a meet an 50~ man name ah Wei and he talk to us and ask our Brompton. Thru him we get to meet other very strange hipper on the road. Last night we went to a cafe and bar to get some drink and we sit around and start pulling people and talk. One even can play piano very well and we start to sing KTV in the bar live. Many people stopped and listen.

Today morning we went to 无为寺 to eat veg meal prepared by monk. During the meal, which is free we are not allow to talk and take photos. We also have to finish all the food in the plate and wash them ourselves. Eat like this opens up our five senses and we get to appreciate the food bought to us by the farmer. I didn’t pray to the god even I was in the temple. I did hesitate to even acknowledge the god in the temple but ends up I did inform them to excuse me for being in the temple. Let them know that I was here. I suddenly realise that the best thing is not to pray for anything. It’s not about having is about not having pain, sickness, misery etc. The most ideal stage is not having anything and not to ask for more. The more we have the more we away from the path. Whatever god give us is the best and there is nothing more we should be asking for. 

It’s very hard to explain my feeling in English. But kinda just pen down my thoughts for future reference.

Finally we had concluded our Hainan trip with Brompton bike

 Finally have the time and internet to post my Hai Nan Brompton trip. Due to China have firewall to disable google etc. Currently I am seating in Kohibito near Hanoi, Cat Linh writing this post on my newly bought iPad mini keyboard. I am still getting use to the small keyboard and I immediately is able to feel strain on my forearms. Keyboard is really too small to be type comfortably on. A video speak a thousand words let me use video to do the talking. 

It is winter time and places like japan and mainland china is cold but Hainan being a separate island is hot and humid especially in Sanya. What I hate about this place is the splitting culture and eating of bing nan where people chew the fruit and split Silva all over the place.

This trip I learn that all China iphone is able to support 2 physical SIM card from iPhone 11 onwards. I didn’t know about this since I stop following iPhone since iPhone 7. Furthermore, iPhone which is bought in Sanya airport is duty free and with heavy discount and units sold are generately 25% cheaper for the new phone. This is super crazy. I didn’t get to buy one as the shop only allow same date purchase, my flight was in the early morning straight after midnight hence the shop is technically close by then and the salesman was not able to be flexible on this.

Finally we concluded that it is although possible to fly with Dimpa bag alone but you must have correct protection with your clothes as layering. The rear rack is also very prone to knocking and bending which Jacky experience when we fly from Hainan out to Hanoi with no card box protection. Her rear fork one of the metal is bend and this affected her rolling balances. Jacky was super sad about her black lacquer then but had get over it as bike is safe in the harbour but that is not what the bike is built for.

Moving forward since I have internet in Hanoi I will try to post more often moving forward.

Raining whole day and we stuck in 万宁

We end up staying in 万宁 for 3 nights. The first 2 was cause we need a break after backside sore due to 50km cycling. The 3 days was due to raining small droplet of rain the whole day.

Tonight we stayed in the room to find Brompton bag and think how our stuff that we buy in China can courier correctly to the location which we will arrive only 6 days later. 

We watched the free show “envy” on the MI TV. And order food via 饿了吗 the whole day. Today nothing much. We will leave by train tomorrow to catch up with our schedule. 

2 days in 博鳌 and left for 万宁

博鳌镇 we stop over for 2 days. The highlight of the trip is that we get to know a couple running a cute van that sell coffee at the booth. We sat and we talk the whole day and keep drink coffee one after another. 

They inspire us to start coffee business on our back of kelisa. Our player really try to give us hint and tips. We are taught to use 拼多多 and 饿了吗？These are app in China to do online shopping and order food. 

Today we reach 万宁 via didi. Cause we really tired after 40km ride from 博鳌. The hotel is 108 and able to do laundry and drying services. We went to eat the 甲鱼机子牛鞭煲. Super full. I had problem walking back to the hotel. I even eat 清补凉 as desert before coming back to hotel. Tonight we going to turn in early. 

On the road when we saw people is herding bull and goat on the road. I sort of thinking about how the capitalist is trying to breed cow just to slaughter them. Even before cow were turned into wagyu beef, they had to produce dairy or fur and what not. If you realise your fate as a cow is like this will you still want to give birth to small cow? Your off spring will be born into the vicious cycle of being breed and slaughter by farmer. Just like us human is being make use to work for the banks and capitalist. 

Cycle 56km to 潭门镇

This morning we left 文昌for潭门镇。Total 50+km. We broke it into 3 parts and stop over for food in between. 

会文镇 is 14km away. We stop for lunch and eat goose meat (gnan) very fatty skin and thin. Meat is very little. Paid 110rmb. Hui wen is a place of many industries factory and they are famous for doing 佛珠。

长坡镇 is 20km more. We started to fail tired when we reach this place. We stop at one of the 清品凉. Owner very chatty and keep asking about our country and our foldies. 

潭门镇 is another 20km away. This trip is already enduring already. Backside super pain. I guess <40km each day is comfortable for us. More than that we starts to get aching all over the place. Suppose to be a seafood place but we too shag to go eat seafood. Or maybe we are sick of seafood already. We almost had it every other day. We met a couple selling coffee on the back of the car. We sat at the beach and start talking.

 

2 days in 文昌

First round island trip cycling is Hainan. We left Haikou and start cycling to 文昌. 90km away we cannot finish the whole trip so have to break into smaller pieces. We cycle 5 hours for around 50km and reach a half way point and stay in the small town 大致坡 for 2 days. We damn relax. I think we can take us 1 month to finish the island if this is the speed we are going. 

What 大致坡 had in store for us? Actually only 2 things that is memorable there. First is the 上央视的包罗粉. Super nice like beef noodle and a small little aunty shop that sell great bakery. 

The whole small town only have 2 cafe which is cotti and luckin coffee. And what we eat every evening is 猪脚饭. Stay 2 days leave for 文昌 soon. 

Next we travel to 文昌。one of the 老爸茶 is really good and we even can eat crab for lunch. At night we go to harbour and buy fresh seafood and get them to cook grouper fish for us. Now we are very tired. Tmr might have new place to go. 

Brompton weight saving

 Jackie plan to make her Brompton lighter. The weight seems negligible, but every gram shave off from mean money out of pocket.

This post is to provide reference in the future for all the weight comparison. Will update as and when.

If useful can reference as well.

Brompton P Line

​well. I sold my old superlight raw lacquer for a $700 profile. This bike is so great that both of us has seller remorse over it. I mean I could have profit a 1.3k at least. Show u by ex photo. 

Well. My 3sixty chrome is still with me. Like my 初恋情人. Cannot be replaced even by the atas Brompton. Show u my 初恋. Although she is also available on carousel. 

Now after Jacky gets her red superlight and I buy another P line storm grey. Our collection in garage as follows.

Soon we will need to buy the sets of tools to repair and maintain our bike. Stay tuned.