TripTracker.net - Cycling China and beyond, First real camping

Preparations in Jin Du Xian Weiziping, China Wawuping, China Ningshan, China Zhanlongya, China Shiquan, China Shima, China Da'an, China Kuanchuan, China Ningqiang, China Zhuandoupu, China Guangyuan, China Baolunyuan, China Pu'an, China Yanwu, China Hefengchang, China Tianhuizhen, China Chengdu, China Guankou, China Wolong The construction crew Ascending Dengsheng, China Descending, Rilong lon: 102.84 lat: 31.00 Meixing, China Danba First real camping Towards Tagong Qianning, China Tagong Lhakang, China More mistakes Recovering Yajian Hekou, China This is how its supposed to be!Down to Litang Disaster!Batang, China hard!Gartog, China broken spoke on top of the world leaving zugong the road constructin crew, part 2 Rawu lake Rawu to Bomi 4000 km from somewhere First flat tire, down to sea level ...and up again Another day, another pass Bayizhen, China Towards the last pass End of stage 2 Lhasa Lhasa, China Leaving Lhasa Best camping yet Tibetan breakfast Gyanze to Xigaze lon: 88.04 lat: 29.14 lon: 87.49 lat: 29.02 lon: 87.09 lat: 28.55 lon: 87.08 lat: 28.54 lon: 86.92 lat: 28.31 lon: 86.84 lat: 28.17 lon: 86.69 lat: 28.35 lon: 86.32 lat: 28.80 Congdu, China Zham, China Balephi Khola, Nepal Kathmandu - end of the trip..

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Cycling China and beyond

First real camping

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Apr 24 2007, 04:52 PM

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lon: 101.75 lat: 30.71

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We left Danba and it started raining. As we climbed the rain turned to hail and soon we could se the snow capped peaks, at least for a few seconds when the clouds parted (probably to prepare for the next attack). On the map it looked like there would be a few villages along the way but this was far from the truth, we couldnt find a single restaurant! We have now started to carry some food but this time we had no water to cook with. Just as we were going to get water from a river some tibetans invited us to their house and gave us hot water for our noodles and yak butter tea. Ive heard stories of how rancid this tea is but when youre cold, wet and hungry its delicious.
When we left it had stopped raining and just a few km away we found a perfect camping spot on a hill above the road. The altitude was perfect as well, about 3600 m. During the night I woke up a few times and noticed it was raining pretty hard. I also heard what i think was yaks eating grass outside the tent.
In the morning it was clear when we had breakfast, fried sausages and sesame compressed crackers which is some kind of chinese hikers food. As soon as we left the camping spot it started snowing.

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	74. Kathmandu - end of the trip.. Jun 27 2007, 05:47 PMKathmandu, Nepal2 photos This is it for now.. I will fly to Bangkok and then on to Sweden a while after that. Great trip!

	73. Balephi Khola, Nepal Jun 26 2007, 07:03 PMBalephi Khola, Nepal2 photos

	72. Zham, China Jun 26 2007, 01:04 PMZham, China5 photos

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