Pandemic Purgatory - CycleBlaze

Pandemic Purgatory

Domestic Cycle Journeys Throughout the Pandemic

By Fit Steve
1,691 km (1,050 miles) over 416 days between Dec. 27, 2020 and Feb. 15, 2022

Overview

Introduction and Journal Re-Organizing heart 2
2020 Was Only the Start (Edited) heart 6

First Domestic Trip: Fujian Mountains

The First Vaccine Dose heart 11
To Restore the Montague heart 13
The Second Dose heart 11
The Montague Gets a Makeover heart 12
Day 1: Tried and Tested heart 13
Day 2: The Two Finger Salute heart 25
Day 3: Breakdown in the Mountains heart 21
Day 4: A Few Screws Loose heart 16
Blast From the Past: This Same Trip in 2003 heart 3
Day 5: Made It! heart 13
Off to Shenzhen heart 4
Day 6: Shakedown in Shekou heart 10
Day 7: Ride Around the City heart 12
Was the Vaccine Worth it? heart 5
Day 8: Next Up, Guangzhou (By Bike and Bus) heart 6
Logistics: Getting a Bike on the Plane heart 2
Shenzhen the Second Time heart 10
Trip Over for Now heart 3

Second Domestic Trip: Shenzhen and Guangzhou

The Vaccine Rendered Useless heart 0
The Route and Plan heart 0
Days S1-5: Decompression and Fitness heart 0
Day S6: Fences to Beaches heart 0
Day 2: HIITing it up heart 0
Day 3: Power On heart 0
Day 4: Into the Beast heart 0
Guangzhou Chilling heart 0
Day 5: The Test heart 0
Day 6: Sunshine and Discounts heart 0

A Short Getaway

Day 1: Dashing Out the Door heart 0
Day 2: Blast From the Past heart 0
Day 3: Searching for a Scooter heart 0

Third Domestic Trip: Hainan Island Traverse

Groundhog Day heart 1
The Third Dose heart 1
Day 1: Successful Island Arrival heart 2
Day 2: Leaving the City heart 0
Day 3: The GPS That Got Away heart 0
Day 4: Back to Civilization heart 0
Day 5: Enter Sanya heart 0
Day 6: Active Rest heart 0
Day 7: Bay Transfer heart 0
Ending the Trip in Style heart 0
Takeaways from Nearly 3 Years heart 0

Fourth Domestic Trip: Shenzhen and Guangzhou Again

Day 1: Missing a Flight at the Hangzhou Airport heart 3
Days 2-6: Rained Out in Shenzhen heart 3
Days 7-9: Guangzhou Side Trip That Went Sideways heart 12
Days 8-9: Amusement? heart 0
Bike Serviced, Trip Over heart 0

Family Tragedy and Setting the Stage for What's Next

Dad Passes Away heart 1
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