Jack's Space: Cycling Formosa - Day 2 - From Hsinchu to Taichung

Day 2, the goal was Taichung. In this journey we usually waked up at five or six o’clock. And every day we needed to ride about six to eight hours. It really tested all dreamers’ endurance and energy. There were two extremely critical things which dreamers must notice. One was sleepy time and the other was nutrient. As a result, we needed to sleep on time and never let ourselves feel hungry. I gradually liked to eat food in this journey. On the day 1 I had short talk with hostel’s owner. His wife just passed away. I still could feel his sadness although he tried to laugh and speak smooth when he talked about it. There was big room for teaching spirit class. Before his wife died, she addicted to a kind of Indian spirit. On the bookshelf I found out a lot of books about spirit and mind. Perhaps at the end of her journey she got the peace in her mind from this sacred belief.

On the day 1 we finally met two dreamers who were prepared to join us. They came from Taichung. Originally, we would met in Taichung. However, they changed their routine and met us in the hostel. I guessed that they would like to confirm this cycling group was safe or not. They needed to check it first. I remembered when at the first time I met one of them. I used my head to hit his head. It meant that we finally knew each other. All dreamers have different funny personalities. I really enjoy in this journey. On the other hand, there was another kind dreamer. We called him Pudding buddy. Pudding lives in Hsinchu. He only accompanied us from hostel to seacoast. Although it was a short distance, it really encouraged us. It was really significant for us.

Today we faced some difficulties. Tuna who got a cramp on the day 1 had a flat tire today. He was the most unlucky dreamer in this journey. Some professional dreamers helped Tuna fix his tire. In this group we have four main experts on bicycles. They used skilled technique to fix the bike. I really admire them. Furthermore, today we lost the direction. If we would like to go back to provincial highway No.1, we had to climb through a mountain. It was the first time for some dreamers to climb the mountain. Relying on our passion and endurance, we overcame it. It really helped me to build my sense of achievement. And I knew I could finish this dream after getting over the first mountain.

After nearly 80 kilometer by road, we got to Taichung. Tonight we lived in the worst hotel which is closed to Dajia Mazu Temple in this journey. We ate the dinner in the night market. I came across a foreign teacher from America. Because he rode a bicycle and have a meal sitting next to our table, I felt curious and tried to chat with him. He had taught English in a cram school for several years, and he is a vegetarian. That was why I had opportunity to chat with him at the beginning because I helped him to explain that he was a vegetarian to the vendor. He said he loved this island and hoped one day that he could do the same thing as we did. I am proud of this island. It always gives people’s passion and touch.

Postscript:

．about new dreamers from Taichung
They are a sweet couple and still studying about medicinal field. One was called 1P because his bike suit was red. 2P was Meimei’s another nickname because his bike suit was blue. It was like the video game Mario.

．about four experts
Gary(chief of team), Fish(vice chief of team), Stallan(the God of ascent) and Zhong(the God of air inflation) in the following articles we will know more details about them.