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Needles
Posted July 24, 2007 at 05:13 AM by Mr Wheelie
Woke up, had breakfast and made ready for the head winds. It has been confirmed by numerous people that these Northerly headwinds are continuous, varying only in their intensity. They are whipping down from Siberia with an unmistakable Russia gusto, picking up speed through mongolia. I look at my map and the route takes my directly north. So be [...]
Great Wall of China
Posted July 17, 2007 at 06:16 PM by klong3
The last few days of our trip were spent in Beijing, and while we were there we made sure to see the Great Wall of China. Before actually visiting it I was completely aware of how long it was, but I guess I didn't really understand what that meant until I saw it with my own eyes. As I stood on the Great Wall and looked both directions only to see [...]
Green and nice (part 2)
Posted July 24, 2007 at 05:02 AM by Mr Wheelie
The roads were awful at the beginning and he was getting thrown all over the place..... but still not even a whimper. Good boy. Hardcore, hard as nails, that's what I like. I swear I could hear him whispering in my ear. Get on Rob, lets get this over and done with. Lets av it ! What a sight we must have made. People were even more [...]
Pebble
Posted July 20, 2007 at 01:55 PM by Mr Wheelie
Still in Yongshun. I need to hang about for a few days andthis place seems like an alright place to do it. I decided to go for a walk along the river. I'd seen a pagoda on top of anearby hill so thought I'd investigate. A mini expedition that cost me 48 RMB.It was some kind of temple area / grave yard / hotel and [...]
A mad dash to Maoping
Posted July 20, 2007 at 12:48 PM by Mr Wheelie
I left the unknown village and headed down hill. The road was still bad but the down hill made it a million times easier. After lacerating my tires for so many miles I'm sure Little Wheelie was more than happy to hit nice flat roads again.
Hubei has some lovely old buildings nestled in amongst the [...]
