On this the first leg of their trip, Liu and his companion packed the Fulong, about the size of an eight-man tent, with enough provisions for 30 days. The tiny boat was spilling over with instant noodles, instant soup, and brick-dry Shandong flat bread. Setting sail from the west coast, their first stop would be Hawaii, no less than 2,000 nautical miles and an estimated 28 days away.
夢想成真的第一趟航程，劉寧生與伙伴在八人份帳棚一般大的福龍號上，裝滿三十天的口糧，小小的船身塞滿泡麵、速食湯、還有特別乾燥過的山東大餅，由美國西岸出航，第一個靠岸的港口是夏威夷，路程足足有兩千多海浬，預計二十八天才能抵達。