Tuesday, February 23, 2010

22-23 Feb, Back to Albuquerque

In the morning of 22ed, Edgewood got a big snow. Pricsilla decided to drive me back to Albuquerque, otherwise I will catch more snow there. Back to the road to Albuquerque was also on the Route 66, pretty neat!

See Dave again, but not in Beijing :( One thing is good for me, I could get the Navajo Times in Albuquerque which interviewed me, seeing youself on newspaper is also a such funny feeling, haha

18-21 Feb 2010 Edgewood

I am so lazy, stayed in Edgewood 4 days, haha, is this my style?

Priscilla's mom L.A, i forgot how to spell her name, for me the sound is just L.A, I know it should be different from L.A, sorry!

L.A is so nice, one night tread me a dinner at local restrant and we were talking a lot of things about China, America even Japan, they lived in Japan long time after The Second World War. Japanese is a really respecteble national, although there a big misunderstand between Chinese and Japanese.

I love talk with L.A, she looks and let me feel as my grandmother who just passed away on 7 Feb. I do not have so much time stay with my grandmother in Beijing, because she had a big trouble with her dauther in law who is my mother :(

Bless you!



17 Feb 2010 Albuquerque - Edgewood

17 Feb 2010 Albuquerque - Edgewood 61km (40 miles)

Dave rode with me to Bike Coop and we had hot pepper lunch together, almost 12 start to head to Edgewood, see you next time!

From Albuquerque to Edgewood is a little bit uphill, but I enjoyed it very much, because this is my first time rode on Route 66!

I have a friend I met in California lives in Edgewood, a nice lady Priscilla. almost 3 months did not see her, I am moving too slow! Priscilla and her mom live together who is 87 years old! Both of them tread me as their child! Thanks!






14-16 Feb 2010 Albuquerque

On 14th morning Dave rode with me and sent me out of Albuquerque on my way to Edgewood, but we hung out at a coffee shop close to the university long time, finally I could not leave from Albuquerque the same day and 3 more nights!

The last day Dave took me to the mountain trail east of Albuquerque, this is my first time to try mountain biking, full of fun! fat tire touched the dirt road is so different from the paved road! thanks!

Dave made bike by himself! It is so amazing!

everyday we ate the hot peppers, we could finish about 15-20 peppers per meal! haha









Sunday, February 21, 2010

13 Fort Defaince - Albuquerque

In the morning Errol and Libby drove to Albuquerque from Fort Defaince, see you next time!

They dropped me at Bike Coop where is a bike shop where my host Dave works. Dave is a really friendly and helpful guy, he fixed my bike and built all the rear spokes for me and gave me a new 28 tire! Thanks so much.

Up to now I must thank some people or clubs or bike shops from my bike!
1: Refried Cycles in SFO (3804 17th ST), CA Cheap panniers etc
2: Brett & Ty in Guerneviile, CA Help me so much to fix my bike
3: Jeanne and Russian River Bicycle Company, CA Two new tubes
4: Ed in Santa Rosa, CA new tubes and some tools and glue
5: Mike's Bikes in San Rafael, CA Two new tubes and tires!!!! bottle rack and bottle and a rear light
6: Bike shop in Cambria, CA Cycling clothing and fixed my bike!!
7: Robert and Melissa in Blythe, CA a new tire!
8: Dave and Bike Coop in Albuquerque, NM built a new wheel and trued it and a new tire!!!






Tuesday, February 16, 2010

6-12 Feb Fort Defaince (2)

7 Feb
David drove me to Gallup, this is the first time of I stand on the soil of New Mexico! but not by bike. We were looking for the spokes at Walmart, but nooooooooo
Tonight is Super Bowl!!!! I have no idea about football, but David and Carl explained the rule for me, pretty cool game! haha

8 Feb
This noon the local newspaper "Navajo Times" interviewed me, this is the first time I got a interview in America! haha.

11 Feb
Did a snow sculputure at home's yard, it is Sugar Ray!

12 Feb
Cooking Chinese dinner, pretty good! and tonight is the opening cerimony of Winter Olympics! Bless!












6 - 12 Feb Fort Defaince! Navajo

I can not move any more, because my 3 rear spokes were broken! I just have one extra, and the most important thing is I can not remove ther dead one on the cassette side! I do not have the tool!
So I stayed in Fort Defaince about 1 week, just waiting for somebody could give me a push to Albuquerque where has bike shop. ( the closest town is Gallup, but there do not have a bike shop either!)

David worked at the local hospital, the first day I gave a speech to the teenagers with mental or psychological problems.

Fort Defaince is in the Navajo nation. Navajo is the biggest native American tribe in USA. They do have a lot of same cultures with Chinese, and some thing is really samilar, such as the fried bread, it is totally same with the breakfast in Beijing!
about Navajo:
1: In China we critised about American racism, I am already in America about 3 months, it is not so terrible than I thought, but you do have.
A: the Navajo do not have drinking water and paved road!
B: the Navajo do not have enough jobs.
2: Navajo do not allow the dogs go inside of house, it means unlucky. so in Navajo nation has a lot of homeless dogs!!!!
3: Navajo language is totally diferent from English, but they use English alphabet to spell.
4: Navajo language was used during the Second World War as American code, becuase the Japanese always easy to know what the American military was doing.
5: When a Navajo almost dead, the family would put he/she out, because it is a very unlucky thing a man dead at home! this is so so so Cruel...........
6: Everyday in the morning they hold a ceremony at Hogan, this is pretty neat!



Monday, February 15, 2010

5 Feb 2010 Exit 303 - 357 87 km

5 Feb 2010, Exit 303 - 357 (I-40) 87 km
Say bye to Freddie and Lita, when I left they gave me 20 dollars, thanks again!
At one exit when I had a rest, a pliceman pull over me, he is very intersted in me, he said on I-40 he met a lot of crazy men, one guy was hiking from NY on the way to L.A! I am not the craziest!
Almost dark I gave a call to David and Robbie, David met me at the Exit 357 and drove back to home in Fort Defaince, they host a big Navajo Fry Bread party! a lot of Navajo and kids, it's really neat! thanks!