自行车横穿美国

王安安，一个美国长大的女孩，去年大学毕业。今年暑期与一群大学生为慈善募捐，正在自行车横穿美国。从东岸Baltimore, MD到西岸Portland, OR，全程4500 英里。在这里，你会看到他们一路的故事和图片，可以看到一路美国的民俗民风。他们的行程充满着艰辛，快乐，也有悲伤。这些故事现在都是用英文写的，假如大家喜欢，或有需要，可以考虑翻译成中文。

第一天从巴尔的摩出发到宾夕法尼亚州

Distance- 71.5 miles

 

Total distance- 71.5 miles

 

Hello! I am awake bright and early at 5 am, blogging from my phone when I have a moment to spare. We are staying at a church's gym in Waynesboro, PA, so the cell reception isn't very great. 

 

 

Yesterday, June 1, all of the 4K riding teams embarked from the Baltimore Inner Harbor to Seattle, San Diego, San Francisco, and of course, my destination: Portland. Our teams met up at 6am (getting up early will be a theme this summer) to pack vans and make final preparations. Then we all headed into the inner harbor to meet our loved ones for a farewell and the famous tire dipping ceremony. Since we are riding coast to coast, the idea is that we dip our back tire into the Atlantic, and the front in the Pacific. 

 

My parents, brother, aunt, and cousins were all there to see me off. I felt very grateful to have so many family members there. After a few speeches, photos, hugs and kisses, we dipped our tires and were off! 

 

 

Each team was split into smaller riding groups led by alumni. For the first day, the alumni guided us through the route to our first host. They also drove our vans to bring is water and found donations for our lunch. They were freaking awesome and it was great to ride with them!

 

The roads out of Baltimore was a bit rough. We went slowly through the city because of all the traffic lights. Once we entered the suburbs, and then the country, it was a lot better. We had some nice rolling hills and a longer climb near the end of our 71+ miles. 

 

We got to the host in Waynesboro at about 5 pm and were fed an amazing meal of fried chicken, Mac n cheese, pasta, and a ton of salad. Also, a table full of fruit and desserts.  

 

I'm actually blogging out on the road right now, as I'm waiting for a teammate to change a flat. I'll post more details later!

 

[ily]

顶你女儿！

[Freeport]

很棒，这样的暑期很有意义。