Day 82: Wibble

Mood: Cheery
Music: REM - Automatic for the people + a load of others in the car

I was picked up this morning at 9am and have pretty much been on the road all day. There was nothing much to tell about the first part of the journey apart from the wonderful views of the whole lake before we climbed over the first mountain, leaving it behind us. From there is was a mixture of road and rough track (they are building the new road) winding around the edges of the mountains for mile on end. Occasionally I caught glimpses of long distant valleys as we snaked are way towards Lijang. The scenery changed at points we reached the base of each valley. There the steep cliffs gave way to rice paddys and fields, mostly planted with wheat. Most of the people we saw on the route were tending the fields, both men and women.

After stopping for lunch in a small town, we carried on our long and winding trip. After a long period of climbing we reached a peak from which we could first see the Yangsze river, China's longest. After crossing this we began our 1000m climb back up and over to Lijang itself. This road has 18 bends and a view point at the top where Rolf is pictured today. In the far background you can see the river curving off into the distance.

On arrival in Lijang I was shown a few places around my hotel to get some food and also where wifi might be available. I'm sat in one of those places. I think tonight I'm going to get some food and then have an early night with my book. I'm here for a couple of nights so I can explore more tomorrow evening if I feel like it.

Bye for now!