Day 237 (China): km marker 2151 on G312 - km marker 2010 on G312

daily distance: 105km
total distance: 13,751km
riding time: 6h 

It was an early morning start and it was freezingly cold. Not fun. It was bitter.

The good thing was that I found a daudse place, steamed dumplings of hearty goodness. After a slight detour (spell wrong turn) it was a long climb up and an equally long and arduous downhill. The cold became oppressive. All I could think was cold, cold, cold. Clammy cold. And bad roads, very bad and bumpy.

Once I got to Dingxi, things were a bit better. I found an internet cafe after some time (people kept giving me a hard time) and started out again late. The end of the day was another long, long uphill and a beauty of a downhill. The riding was fun and awesome, both on the way up and on the way down. Take a look here if you want …

I found the perfect spot to spend the night. Protected by the wind and just far enough away from the road so as to not hear the traffic. It was again cold though and I am still pondering as to what to do about the remainder of the route. We shall see. East is the general direction though …

I am again having difficulty with the flickr site, my apologies. I have a pretty good idea where the problems are emanating from. It is your guess now … (suffice it to say, it is not in my hands).