Not much to report yet as my girlfriend and I are hitting the road tomorrow! We're planning on taking about 4 days down to get to Shanghai. The first day will be the longest and most boring, about 425km mostly on the expressway since they let motorcycles on in Beijing (but nowhere else, so once we're off, we're off for good). Then after that it's three days on provincial roads with stops in Zibo, Lian Yun Gang, and Jingjiang before entering Shanghai. If anyone has any suggestions or tips for the road, please share! In the meantime, I'll be trying to post daily updates on my blog. You can read the first post here. I'll also try and post a summary after the fact on My China Moto when I'm all done. I just got myself a DRIFT HD camera too that can mount on my helmet, so I'll hopefully get some good footage from the road that I can put together once I'm back.

Safe riding! Keep the paint side up and the rubber on the road!