Bike Polo.

So, this is a continuation of the last post. Blogger has been

touchy (what with all the work-arounds I am using ) and 

I have not been able to post until today. So, Bike Polo was

pretty fun. Remarkably Chinese in the sense that it was 

pretty much half thought out and cheap. We used an empty

parking lot next to an ice rink (half way though, the Zamboni

came though and dumped a mound of ice onto the court). 

The mallets are in no way uniform as they are all home 

made by different people. There was a moderate mix of

expats and locals. Throughout its entirety there was a

sizable crowd of locals who were checking up on us. Fun

was had by all and afterwards, I still managed to make 

it home all the way across Shanghai at night safely. 

Pictured:

The top gentleman is Mace, an Australian expat who was 

completely nuts when it came to Polo. On several occasions

he dove head first over handle bars at an attempt to score.

The blurry gentleman is Tyler, he is the guy who spearheaded

the Bike Polo league. You can tell he genuinely enjoys playing.

Don't get me wrong, I like playing it, but not enough to bike 

half way across Shanghai at night 3 times a week.