每回去四伯父在初英的農舍，老爹總會提起附近有條初英自行車道；我卻從沒去過。我的小折在裝上親子座椅後便無法摺疊，當然也就無法放進汽車行李箱，所以能騎的地點有限。但這一個週末，在閱讀了Erling Kagge的書後，決定挑戰從家裡騎去初英自行車道再騎回家。
I was reading Erling Kagge's book and some other biking / hiking books lately. So I decided to challenge the Chuying Bikeway during the weekend. Everytime when we visited or drove by uncle's farm land in Chuying, Dad would mention there's a beautiful bikeway here called Chuying Bikeway. Ever since I installed kids seat on my folding bike, it is not foldable anymore. So we can't stuck it in our car trunk and travel around. The biking range is kind of limited. This time, I want to go on an adventure.
從黃昏市場旁的路直行，再右拐進鄉間小路。
We chose to cycle through some country roads in Jian which is really relaxing.
特地繞經過舅舅家。這是以前外公家。我童年的一部分。最近疫情緊張，就沒進去打招呼了。
We stopped by uncle's farm. This was grandpa's place and a part of my childhood memory. To avoid contact in this pandemic, we decided not to say hi to uncle and cousins.
經過慶修院，當然也是沒有開放。
ChiAn ChingHsiou Temple is closed of course.
往前來到農改場。看到一旁立有親山線自行車道的牌子，我們就再直行。
We went passed Agricultural Research and Extension Station and enter the small country road beside.
我跟貝貝說：『騎到最接近山的地方吧！』他說：『對！』我們死命的往前騎，靈魂渴望接近大自然。山就在我們伸手可及之處。我膝蓋不好，無法爬山，但我發現好像騎單車是可以的。真是令人振奮。
I said to Henry, "Let's bike to the closest place to the mountain!" He said "Yes, let's do it!" Our soul craves for mother nature. The mountain pops up infront of us, so close. I got bad knees and couldn't hike much. But hey, it seems I am good at biking!
在一處我們停下做鬼臉拍照。多自由的時刻。隨後我們騎到山腳邊的小路，民宅裡的狗對我們狂吠，路上還遇見了一條晒乾了的蛇。
We took a funny selfie and when we biked through the winding roads under the mountain, the dogs barked at us. We even saw a dead snake!
我們騎在國際森林觀光自行車道上。一路往南。
We took the international forest tourism bikeway and went all the way south.
路旁田地裡有些務農的村民。我踩著踩著累了，屁股痛了，下車歇歇，喝點水。
There were some farmers doing the farm work in the fields. My hip ached and stopped for some rest.
我心愛的小騎士戴著藍色小安全帽，煞是可愛。
My lovely Henry wearing blue helmet.
我們一路騎到看到這個指標。照著往右行沒多久，遇見幾條大狗坐在路中央。我見狀立即折返，改繞另外的路。實在是怕被狗追。還好也一樣能接到我們要去的初英自行車道。
We follow the sign and turned right heading to Chuyin ecological park. However, there were a few big dogs sitting in the middle of the road staring at us. I decided to make a U turn right away and took the detour. I'm really afraid of those dogs.
路邊美麗的蓮花池。
When taking the detour, we saw a beautiful lotus pond. 
從這兒一路往前騎，就是初英自行車道。
Keep going from here and it will be Chuying bikeway.
這天有些人前來散步運動，但人數不算多。頗為靜謐。沿著河騎往上。
We met some people along the way, but not too many. It was tranquil. We rode along the riverbank.
騎到了終點，對面的生態公園沒有開放，拉了黃線禁止進入。所以我們從這裡又再度上車啟程回家。回程的路都是下坡，苦盡甘來。我們騎到暢快時還雙雙站起來騎著，一邊大叫。真是過癮。這天回家查地圖，來回大約騎了十八公里。到家立即泡澡，洗去一身的疲憊。
Finally we arrived the end of the bikeway. The ecological park nearby was closed due to the pandemic. So we headed home after this. No more uphills! We slided all the way down and when it feels right we both stood up on the bike and yelled some nonsense. It was great to be able to free our spirit. The mileage today was about 18 km. That's a lot. We relaxed in the hot tub when we got home.
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