Bicycle Touring In China
This week’s Travelsonabike2 bicycle touring post comes from China on the 17th-January-2012. And I’m somewhat confused. Nothing new there, then.
Tuesday 17th January 2012. Puer to, I haven’t got a clue! 80 miles.
I left the hotel this morning full of confidence that, for once, I knew exactly where I was and which way to go. The next major town on my map showed an airport. And I’d seen signs for an airport last night. It didn’t take long before I picked the airport signs up again. It also didn’t take long before I was there!
The town where I thought I was staying last night wasn’t where I thought! I was about twenty miles further down the road. Now I’m used to waking up and not knowing where I am, but that’s usually on a Saturday or Sunday. After a heavy drinking session the night before!! For some reason, my earlier confusion has thrown me out all day and really disoriented me. And although I know I’m on the right road, I haven’t a clue whereabouts. But then, most of the towns and cities that I pass through aren’t on my map.
I’ve been having the strangest dreams the past few nights. I couldn’t tell you what they were about. All I remember is thinking how odd they were. I seem to remember somebody telling me once that it’s quite a common occurrence when sleeping at altitude. I think I should be okay tonight. I’m not sleeping at such a high altitude tonight.
The countryside has changed quite a lot. Gone are the terraced hills, replaced with banana plantations. Bananas, bananas everywhere, but not a single banana to eat! I also passed a nature reserve today and saw some elephants, but I’ve yet to see any in the wild.
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