Day 91 – Wednesday, July 24th 2013 At last, opening out in front of us was our first real taste of South East Asia. As soon as we had crossed the border the transformation had been instant. The roadside homes were now bamboo huts with roofs made from woven leaves, the villages had shrunk to … Continue reading
Day 85 – Thursday, July 18th 2013 We awoke to the joyful news that a bridge 30km ahead was down, and that there was a ferry in its place – which would go roughly every 4 hours, if there was enough traffic to fill it. Lun learned this while searching out some food in a … Continue reading
Day 78 – Thursday, July 11th 2013 Still no answer for David. We all came to the conclusion that we should wait in Chengdu until either he was flown out of there, or until his wife managed to get into China – it was not possible for her to fly immediately, since it takes a … Continue reading
Day 71 – Thursday, July 4th 2013 We woke with the sunrise on the Great Wall, and went back to the truck to get set up for the day ahead. We had to fill Ivor’s water tanks, and then set off to cover a fair distance. There was a midday stop to see a sleeping … Continue reading
down the road we go 