place	Round trip of Taiwan by bicycle　9th　天祥Tienhsiang⇒碧�告_木⇒天祥Tienhsiang⇒花蓮Hualien
Date and time	11/9
Today's move	天祥Tienhsiang⇒碧�告_木⇒天祥Tienhsiang⇒花蓮Hualien
weather	cloudy
distance	１２６km

	I went to 7-Eleven to buy food before 7 o'clock but it was not open. Naturally, nearby food stores and souvenir shops were not open either. I can not prepare food for the day. I thought whether or not climbing up the slope from here. I decided to go as far as I can. I will climb up as high as I can till noon. I decided to think again at that place.
		0759
	Since I went out after eating the hotel Viking, I started at 8 o'clock. I should boughta breakfast last night in 7-Eleven. And I should have left hotel early in the morning without eating breakfast at the hotel.
		0807
	I will climb up as high as I can till noon. and started.
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	It is the view of the tunnel.
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	This is an old road. The new road is tunneled.
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	The new road penetrates through the tunnel.The old road stretching to the right is an abolished road.
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	A big car ran over me in the tunnel. Because I got used to it, I became less concerned.
		0841
	There are narrow tunnels, but it's okay as it's short.
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	I can see the way far away. A high mountain can be seen beyond that. The scenery is majestic.
		0906
	Many tunnels.
		0933
	There are several mountain villages on the way.
		0939
		0948
		1000
	I am going up without planning how far I can go up. I think I'll row it until 12 o'clock for the time being. I will think again in that place. Perhaps I will arrive at the restaurant by 12 o'clock. Otherwise, I will go down without eating lunch.
		1033
	There are many tunnels like this.
		1036
	30minutes past 10, in 衞山 Tunnel.
		1108
	The road began to get congested.What is it?
		1134
	I keep up with the two peoples of Touring. Following for a while, I was concerned about lunch. I greeted lightly and overtook them. By the way, where are they going to stay? Now,from this time. They will not be able to go beyond the mountain to the other side of town. If they sleep in the tent tonight, they will feel a little cold.
		1144
	I am proceeding while checking the distance to the restaurant by navigation.
		1210
	It's already past 12 o'clock.It is a little more to the restaurant.I hope the restaurant is open.
		1222
	Altitude 2174 m 碧�告_木 (Bilv Divine Tree) Bilv Divine Tree is the thing of the large tree of Cunninghamia Konishii of 3200 years old
		1223
	I've arrived, the restaurant Bilushengmuzhan(碧�告_木桟).
	I ate this.
		1224
	This came out. The clerk served fried sugar Maitake for me as a service.
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	Bilv Divine Tree(碧�告_木) Bilv Divine Tree is a tree of the Cunninghamia lanceolata, which is presumed to have a tree age of about 3000 years or more, and it is now the largest sacred tree on the中部��貫公路上.
		1300
	Since I want to return to Hualien today, I will slowly go down without rest.
		1315
	The road quickly got congested. Although there was nothing when I came up. The car got congested more and more.I asked the person in charge of the road closure.When will you let me through?.I asked with gesture.But I was not sure.
	The lady behind the car came out of the car and helped me. she: "Do you understand?" me: "I can not understand it at all". She then pulled out a piece of paper and a pen and She drew a picture and explained it. I could understand well with this picture and explanation.	1316
	After that, we talked about sightseeing in Taiwan, about things like bicycles, and waited for two o'clock. Eventually we waited for about 40 minutes.
		1400
	Then, the stop rope is removed and everyone moves.
		1407
	After a while. I encountered someone walking by pulling his baggage. Say something like "You are wonderful", talked a little, taked a commemorative photo etc. and said "good bye" and we parted in the opposite direction to each other.
		1443
	I encountered a road closure again. In the photograph, the tour guide woman is inquiring about the closing situation to the staff in the road. I would like to go to Tianxiang(天祥) by about 16 o'clock. From there it is 40 kilometers to Hualien. Whether I will arrive in Hualien by 18 o'clock.I am not reserving an accommodation. I am going to the inn that I stayed at yesterday. It is easy to go because I know the state of the inn. I still want to arrive as soon as possible. I am doing such calculations. Soon the road closure was lifted, I started running.
		1533
	I can see the village of Tianxiang.
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	I ran quickly, now, passed Tianxiang.16 o'clock. Hualien has 40 kilometers from here.I doubt that I can go in 2 hours.
		1608
	I run even further, but it stopped again. In this case, I can not even escape from the right side. I waited long.
		1613
	When I was photographing a traffic jam, I was told to a woman who was traffic-inducing, "You do not have any time to take a picture, please follow the row of cars and go fast".
	It doesn't matter a bit if I am late to arrive at Hualien. Because,I am already familiar with the owner of the inn that I stayed at yesterday. So the owner will surely provide me the room with pleasure. But I do not want to go down the valley of Taroko in the dark. But I do not want to go down the valley of Taroko in the dark.
		1626
	Actually, it got dark.
		1651
	I have run to this point. The time is before 19:00.It is completely dark.
		1704
	Dark, and still far.
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	It is completely dark. A lot of cars and motorcycles are running. Exhaust gas is also filled. However, the hearts of Taiwanese people are warm.
		1804
	I arrived at the inn. "Oh, Thanks for coming again." And she greeted me warmly.
	My bicycle ran without maintenance for 10 days. The rain of the day before yesterday rinsed the oil of the chain completely.I have heard a noise from the chain, so I got oil and painted it on the chain.In addition, I borrowed an air pump and filled the tire with air. The hotel owner lent me all of them.

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