Wednesday 25th September nice early breakfast this morning, though that did not make any difference to are starting time, Rylan and a flat back tyre as we rolled the bikes out, though they were both still doing their hair, so Keith and I sorted the flat out and mended a few inner tubes while we watched the world go by, eventually they come out looking very smart after the laundry run last night.
Left the hotel around 08:30 through the busy streets of Zhengzhou, we had rode about 15 miles yesterday into the city and did at least the same again to get out of the city, though the road was very good with plenty of room for cyclist and the electric scooters. No sooner was we out of the city when we hit the next town rolling from town to town, on busy streets, this is how it going to be now.
With flat busy roads we kept up a good pace hitting the next big city of Kaifeng just in time for lunch, rode through the suburban area then into the heart of the city, stopped in a busy local café for lunch. Very busy so we chose the best option pick what the locals are eating, not a great strategy Rylan ended up with a fish soup, he hates sea food!, Linney had local soup, not great, Keith had chicken bones, while I had a salad and Rylans fish soup (quite liked it), all finished off with a ice cream from the shop over the road.
With just over 30 miles to go it was a breeze getting into Lankao, straight into the hotel, not the best but certainly good enough for the night, booked in, then did some essential bike maintenance, replaced the chain I had changed in Xi`an!