place	Round trip of Taiwan by bicycle　Day 3 Miaoli⇒Chiayi
Date and time	11/3
Today's move	Miaoli⇒Chiayi
weather	fine
distance	１４９km

		0625
	Today I will run from Miaoli to Chiayi.
		0708
	I will go south through Route 13 for a long time.
		0808
	Compared to Route 1 passing through the coastline, Route 13 has many slopes.
		0820
	I rented a compressor in this gas station and put air into the tire. The operator at the stand did it,but it seems that it did not enter full. The method of air compressor for car is American style, the bicycle is French type, so I could not be achieved well. There seems to be a necessity to do it again in a motorcycle store somewhere.。
		0822
		0825
	Line 13 is built along the highway 1 line.
		0827
	The bicycle goes the most right motorcycle lane, leaves the main road, goes down, and after returns to the former way later.
		0831
	I did not know which way I have to go. I did not know how to proceed at the junction that just before Yili Bridge. I Iooked at the GPS and I tried straight ahead.
		0833
	I was worried that I entered the highway by mistake. However, it was not a highway.It was ok.
		0911
	This time it is not ok. This is Daejo River, Daeboh Bridge. I did not know which transport zone I can run. After all, I went to the far right, and stopped, I saw a place where the car did not come.and went left and went running at full speed.
		0954
	We circumvented Taichung City. There are many betai palm stores　in Taiwan. Betel palm is not known at all in Japan. Of course, I also did not know. I thought that I was a type of sweets. Since I came to Taiwan, I have to try it .... And I thought .... Anyhow, everywhere. Mini skirt young women are selling. What is it?. Its doubtful. I thought it was not late even after I investigated. What is betel palm, I do not have time to find it soon so I went back to the hotel and looked it up online. ・・・・・・ How to eat Betel palm. After cutting the a betel nut thinly or grinding, it is wrapped in the leaf of the quinum and chews with a little lime. When chewing for a while, the ingredients of seeds including alkaloids, bright red and yellow juice mixed with lime and saliva collect in the mouth. It is common to spit this red saliva as it will cause stomach hurting if swallowed. After a while you get light excitement / drunkenness. ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ After all, is it a drug? There are many convenience stores in Taiwan. At the same time, there are also many shops.
		1247
	Well, it is a lively Signboard. Everyone is parking their car anywhere. Everyone parks even in the intersection. Everyone will turn right at a red light.
		1324
		1412
		1530
	The dog passes by. The dog was running at the mouth. Is it okay? The dog did not bark. The dog is completely ignoring me.
		1536
	I run towards Chiayi.
		1546
	When I wait at the signal, I will be immediately surrounded by a motorcycle. There are also several motorcycles behind me. Because the air is dirty, everyone on the motorcycle is masking.
		1620
	The traffic light shows the number of seconds until it turns blue, so when it is 3 or 2 seconds ago, the big idling of an engine starts and it jumps out at the same time as "0".
		1638
	I arrived at the hotel. Since GPS mobile phones display a red route to the entrance, I will not get lost. I need not see a paper map or never listen to people.
		1639
	Arrive at hotel I heard "whether the room is available". OK ...700, 800, 900 Which do you want to select... ・ ・ ・. The owner of the hotel asked me so. I decided as 800. ・ ・ ・. The room was clean and the facilities were good.
		1804
	I went to a nearby shop to eat Beef noodle.

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