Day 2 Yangshuo

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Took a bike ride today, in the opposite direction as yesterday. Road through a bunch of little villages, and farm land. The farmland is impressively groomed, clean, well taken care of. The villages are dirty, garbage alll around, generally uncared for. A weird disconnect there to me, but I guess to them the priority is the fields.
It was another sunny nice day, a perfect day for a ride. Got a flat tire on the way back, but managed to find a few places with bike pumps along the way, it usually lasted a half hour or more before needing to be pumped up. Tough being without my tools! Could have made some adjustments on the bike, like tightening the seat. But it was in good shape overall.
Had a good lunch at a river village, fried rice with pork sausage, and headed back to the house. After dinner I went back to West street and did a little shopping. The haggling for prices is a fun part of the purchase.
OK, SAM- Most of these pics are for you! They are some of the many vehicles around here that I thought you would like. Some I have ridden on , like the motorcycle and the mini bus, others just drive around doing various jobs- very useful engines!
Enjoy!

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Photos

Tractor/truck
Hauling something down the street. These are loud and smelly diesels.

Bike cart
These are used to haul things

Motorcycle cart
Used to haul stuff also

Mini Bus
I rode one of these, Sam

3-wheeled Something
like a tractor/truck, often these have people in the back

Tractor/truck again
With some motorcycles parked on the sidewalk in the background. There are tons of motorcycles that are parked on the side, often with a driver, just waiting around.

My hosts making dinner
Beer fish, and other sauteed dishes

Covered motorcycle cart
With crying kid riding on the seat

Lunch
Sausage, and something else hanging up to dry. I had the sausage...

Bikes
Everywhere

Nice greens
Many little gardens like this. Mostly the bigger fields are rice, and that's not planted now, so they are brown.

Trash and beauty
In a weird mix

Comments

[Janet]

So fun!
Yes it is me , commenting again. Been trailing your travel. Good to know you are enjoying yourself there and finding food acceptable and tastful. Wish I was there too!

[jocko johnson]

good gig....
sharon says you'd beter bring back some fresh egg rolls. i say bring back stale, greasy egg rolls. you can squeeze out the oil and run he gluburban on it......

[LoopyLupine]

I know who you are Jocko
And we have some really good satellite surveillance of the US here, so I'm watching you...