Madness In The Middle Kingdom

This week the schools and many businesses in China are closed for the Mid-Autumn Festival combined with the celebration of the 57th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC for the acronym challenged). We have taken advantage of this time off to get together as a family and try to enjoy the simpler things in life. For Carter that means riding the tricycle that his Amma (Gramma) bought him this summer. The following video and photos capture the highlights of the October 2nd stage of Le Tour de Kai Fa Qu where Carter had a brief lead ahead of le peloton but later cracked in the mountains and was relegated to the “Daddy carry you” sweep car.

Dodging the crowds and fruit trucks that lined the course

His biggest lead of the day