艷陽下的港口之旅

　　進入第四天的A-Team自行車環島行程，由台南市出發，原訂終點為鳳鼻頭漁港，全長71公里，不過考量到車隊成員們經過3天的磨練之後，體能逐漸上升，也習慣了長途的騎乘，71公里的路途稍嫌太短，於是臨時將當天的終點拉遠至東港的大鵬灣國家風景區，全程共82公里。

　　在經過連續兩日的陰雨天氣後，總算是撥雲見日，一早就是艷陽高照的好天氣，不過南部的炙熱太陽，也讓累積了三天疲勞的車隊成員們大感吃不消；可以說這四天來，各種天氣狀況都經歷了，像是天心總經理江宸勳即表示，這幾天騎車就像人生的各種起起伏伏，讓他感受特別深刻。

　　除了烈日，高雄市擁擠的路況也讓車隊行進大受影響，先是因為紅綠燈將隊伍拆成好幾截，後又因路況複雜，導致某些成員走錯了路，不過隨即都在志工隊員的帶領下和車隊順利會合。

　　也由於環島旅行已進入第四天左右，很多成員都開始感到疲倦、痠痛或是有破皮等現象發生，尤其前兩天的行程都長達百餘公里，因此在中午用餐後，特別安排大家在高雄港漁人碼頭喝下午茶、看海景，讓大家好好休息一下。建大總經理張宏德就表示，早上騎車似乎進入「撞牆期」，感覺特別累，但是在經過中午的休息之後，狀況就好了很多。

　　休息過後，成員們的體力都恢復了不少，隨即以三十幾公里的時速向著當天的終點大鵬灣風景區邁進，原來在終點等著大家的是高雄著名的阿婆冰，難怪個個奮勇向前。結束一天的騎車行程後，一行人搭車前往東港，享用當地最富盛名的黑鮪魚大餐，雖然美味，卻也讓維樂董事長余彩雲相當煩惱，她說，雖然這幾天騎得多，卻也吃了不少美食，四天下來不僅沒瘦，反而胖了1公斤！會長羅祥安也附和道，出發前還跟人打賭一定要瘦個幾公斤，現在卻好像沒什麼效果。隨著眾人向著環島目標邁進，減重的目標是否也能達成，就請拭目以待囉。




A Sunny Harbor Tour

Originally, the fourth day’s tour was planned to ride from Tainan to Fong Bi Tou Harbor, a 71-kilometer ride. However, because the riders felt stronger and more used to long distance riding after the first three days’ cycling accomplishments, they decided to change today’s finishing point to Dapeng Bay National Scenic Area in Donggang Township, an 82-kilometer ride.

After two days under cloudy skies, Wednesday was a great sunny day in the southern part of Taiwan. The riders felt uncomfortable because of the heat, which left them bathed in sweat, and fatigued from three days’ worth of hard riding. Tien Hsin General Manager Douglas Chiang said at the end of the fourth day that he was affected a lot due to riding through different weather changes, just like life’s up and downs.

In contrast to the sunny skies overhead, Kaohsiung city’s congested road conditions created chaos for the tour team. First, traffic lights separated the group into several sections, then complicated road situations caused some of the riders to go the wrong way. Under the lead of volunteer team riders, however, the riders were finally able to regroup smoothly.

Many riders felt tired with sore or skinned knees after the hundreds of kilometers they rode over the previous two days. Kenda General Manager Hongder Chan said that the morning ride was not as smooth as the day before, and felt tired easily. After lunch, it was especially arranged to stop at Kaohsiung’s famous Fisherman’s Wharf for tea, coffee and sea-seeing. After a good rest, the riders were satisfied and felt much better.

Sufficiently rested, the riders rode at more than 30 kph toward the day’s finishing point, Dapeng Bay National Scenic Area. They eagerly looked forward to eating a local favorite, Grandma Ice. The fourth day’s tour ended with dinner at a fish restaurant famous for its black tuna feast. The delicacies made Velo President Stella Yu worried about her figure. Although she rode a lot, she also ate a lot of delicious food as well, gaining an extra kilo instead of losing weight. Chairman Tony Lo agreed with her. He said that before the outset he made a bet with his friends that he could lose several kilos during the trip; however, he has seen no big changes so far. While the A-Team riders are working toward the goal of the round-the-island trip, we also wait and see if some of them can achieve their weight loss goals.