i am now the proud owner of a beautiful new (bright!) red cannondale f6. my plan had been to go with the much uglier, much less conspicuous, white and blue one, but the bike shop didn't have that one, and i figured i need all the help i can get to be noticed around here.
so now i'm in kunming for a few weeks until i leave first for jinghong in far sw china, and then cross into laos. in a rather ambitious fit of inspiration this afternoon (i'm pretty sure i was biking downhill), i've decided to start the bike trip from here. expect my lovely google map to reflect that change in the next few days if it still feels like a good idea tomorrow and the day after. this does mean i'll have to leave kunming a bit earlier than planned since i'm still only on a 30 day visa. oh, i've also added a little icon to the google map that i plan to move as i move, if you feel a burning desire to know where exactly in the world i am, right now.
my short few days in yangshuo were wonderful. i spent the time exploring the countryside on bike and foot. yangshuo is definitely the most naturally beautiful place i've been in china, and maybe one of the more beautiful i've visited in the world. hopefully some photos will make their way up here some day.
and that's it! i'm staying in a great apartment just outside of kunming, started chinese lessons today, and will be biking up every hill i can find in the next few weeks! i hope you are all well - i'll be sure to be back soon with exciting biking stories/puns. take care.
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