David's report from Kashgar

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Yesterday we went to Heaven's Lake. It took 3 hours to get there, but it all paid off with a Gondola ride up the steep mountain. Then we ate at a local hotel restaurant. After, we were picked up by what looked like golf carts and driven to Heaven Lake. My first impression was the water: it looked really clear, maybe the clearest water I've ever seen ( of course, the water was melted glaciers ). Lucky for me, we took a boat ride. It was very enjoyable, but soon enough, I was in the bus on my way to the hotel. On the way, though, our tire had a blowout. It managed to bring us to the hotel, and it drove off to the repair shop ( it was down the block ). After our dinner, the bus was in front, all ready to go ( with new tires ). We arrived at the airport shortly. The luggage X-ray was broken, but our group refused to move. Finally, the machine was fixed, and we went to our gate...
All is well that ends well ( not!!! ). We arrived at our 3 star hotel ( more like 2 ) and had a horrible night on the SUPER HARD BEDS!!! At least I'm not asleep right now... 😞

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