Day 235 (China): Xining - nowhereland (men - and women - with shovels)

daily distance: 153km
total distance: 13,508km
riding time: 7-8h 

I had another sweaty night, not sure what was going on. I had breakfast and then I went … and went … and went some more. It was a long day and it was a good day in the end. The day was characterized by coal, cabbage and corn. The predominant things for the day. The wind was in my face and it was a busy day. There are people everywhere it seems. But the area is changing. Temples of some kind are starting to replace mosques …

and there are trees that have withstood the forces of many a revolution and evolution of sorts ….

And many are carrying picks and shovels … men and women that is. Construction work is almost always carried out by men and women, equality reigning supreme or something along that line. Compare that with Iran … nevermind. Here is a guy without a shovel though …

And they didn’t really want me on the highway … 

As I was nearing the end of the day I was looking for a place to stay. Eventually I found a shed with not many people around. It was a good place were it not for the guy running around with a flashlight about 300m away who was - I kid you not - doing the thing for about an hour. He was searching for something, but certainly didn’t do it methodically.