No easy way of writing this. On Friday the fifth of March I set off walking the Great Wall after spending yet another day weather bound in the tent due to snow. Things were going well. I knew I was a little low on food and liquids and was on […]
Sorry for not writing for some days. After many days and nights of snow and cold conditions, I returned to Datong on Saturday. I had a pretty frightening experience while walking on the Friday which I will write more about tomorrow. After returning to Datong, I’ve been in bed with […]
This morning I ate another good hot meal and bought a Chinese take away 🙂 The boots had almost dried. I walked out from the guesthouse to a road crossing. The sun was out and there was a great atmosphere. Lots of people walking in all directions and a lovely […]
Blue fantastic skies this morning too. Nothing better than to wake up to a warm sun knocking on the tent door after a fairly cold night. I use a down winter sleeping bag and the down has a tendency to move to the top part of the sleeping bag after […]
No internet coverage on the mobile phone. This is the report for Monday 1st of March. I was surprised, after so much snow, to be greeted by the warm sun this morning. All I had to do was open the two tent doors and it shone straight on my face. […]
It started snowing at 10 am and went on until after dark. About 6 cm all together. Was happy I made the decision to stay in the tent as there was a fairly high wind in addition to all the snow. Am at 1700 metres above sea level, and at […]