W2, R3: 海口（双语）

January 24, 2025 to January 25, 2025

Happy monkey getting her hair washed 洗头发洗得美滋滋

Since the old men who sit on market corners and patch shoes don't exactly advertise, finding a cobbler and getting my shoes repaired where the current quick release pedals chew on the rubber would be harder than getting my manicure fixed. But, I could have done it. I didn't need to come home to get my shoes fixed and I didn't need to come home to get my nails redone. I just prefer the people who I usually go to.

I've also had plenty of opportunities while I've been on the road to go for a massage that very likely would have been a similar price and skill range as my usual.

那些坐在集市角落补鞋的老师傅，从来不会吆喝揽客。想找个鞋匠修补被快拆脚踏磨坏的橡胶鞋底，可比找人修补美甲难多了。但其实我也不是办不到，修鞋也好，重做美甲也罢，都犯不着特地跑回家。我只是更愿意找平时熟络的那些人。

一路上我也碰到过不少按摩店，价格和手艺估计都跟我常去的那家差不多。

Burning offerings for Chinese New Year 春节烧纸钱

This was the least bad of the chipped nails 这是我所有磕坏的指甲里，状况最轻的一个

So, just like going to one of the seven Super Mings in Sanya to replenish my breakfast supplies instead of the one in my neighborhood, these aren't really necessary "going back to Haikou" errands.

And the café that not only invited me to tandian but is also giving me money for having come, they'll still be there when I get back for reasons that I want to be back on days when it isn't cold.

就像在三亚随的七家“零食有鸣”可补给早餐料，而不是非得要回我家附近那家一样。这些都算不上是 “必须回海口” 才能办的事。

那家不仅邀请我去“探店”，还会给我探店酬劳的咖啡馆，等我回来的时候也一定还在。我更想挑个不那么冷的日子再去光顾。

I also could have had Shawn send me the replacement batteries and phone screens¹ for me to pay a local to where I am phone repairman to install.

我也完全可以让肖恩把备用电池和手机屏幕¹寄过来，再找个当地的手机维修师傅帮忙换上。

I've got new batteries installed but I still have a fucked up screen on my primary phone and he somehow got schmutz on the inside of the front facing camera 新电池倒是装上了，但我的主力机屏幕还是坏的。更离谱的是，他不知道怎么把前置摄像头的内侧弄上了脏东西

First time noticing a car that has an AED inside² along with a phone number to call for remote unlock if you need to use it 第一次看到有汽车里配备自动体外除颤器²，还标注了紧急情况下可以拨打远程解锁的电话号码

This barge has shown up in my neighborhood swamp 我家附近的那片湿地里，突然多了一艘驳船

I even could have continued to attach the blue Vaude to my rear rack with bungee straps. I didn't need to remove and replace the hook that burst completely open when going over a level crossing³.

In short, other than spending some time with friends, truffle pizza, and Coq au Vin, I easily could have gone with continuing east and north from Sanya without detouring to Haikou. However, unnecessary as this detour turned out to be, it still happened, and it wasn't necessarily a bad thing to be changing up what clothing I've got with me or to run errands in places familiar to me

我甚至可以继续用弹力绳把那个蓝色的沃德驮包绑在后货架上。过铁路道口³的时候，驮包挂钩彻底崩开了，我其实也不是非得专程回来换个挂钩。

说白了，除了想和朋友们聚聚、吃口松露披萨和白葡萄酒炖鸡，我完全可以从三亚直接一路向东、再向北骑行，根本不用绕路回海口。虽说这趟绕路最后发现其实没啥必要，但既然都回来了，倒也不算坏事，正好换一换随身带的衣物，在海口办点事。

I stole the hooks off of this one 我把这个的挂钩拆下来用上了

Not doing a very good job of keeping two wheelers out 防两轮电动车进入的措施做得也太敷衍了

Even with over a decade of watching the government pour money into the gentrification of the historic downtown, I never would have believed they could succeed at making it this 这些年眼看着政府不断砸钱改造老城区，推进旧城更新，我从来没想过，他们居然真的能把这里改造成现在这个样子

¹ My guy was so vehement that the screens she bought online were shite that I'm not entirely sure I believe him about neither screen working and the only option being to send them back to the seller for different screens

¹ 那位一口咬定，她在网上买的手机屏幕都是劣质货。他说两块屏幕都没法用，只能退货换别的型号，这话我听着总有点半信半疑。

² I've only known about these since a comment someone made on one of my blood donation videos

² 我也是之前有人在我的献血视频下面评论，才知道有这种配置的。

³ Surprisingly, one for an actual train line, not the Sanya Tram

³ 说起来还挺意外，这可是真正的火车铁路道口，不是三亚的有轨电车道口。

Followed by a whisky soda with the chef 饭后还和主厨一起喝了威士忌加苏打水

Today's ride: 13 km (8 miles)
Total: 814 km (505 miles)

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W2, R3: 海口 （双语）

W2, R3: 海口（双语）