Day 9 - The Houkou Waterfall

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Got up this morning at 5:45am to get some shots of the sunrise over Pingyao only to find out that we’d been locked in the guesthouse. Finally the innkeeper came and let us out and we set about walking the beautiful empty streets. After a hearty breakfast of Chinese buns, tofu, millet soup and pickles, the team set off on the 310km ride to the famed Hokou Waterfalls. After about 150km we got off the highway and hit the mountain roads. I had no idea that these roads were ideal twisties for my trusty MX 5. The car was in it’s element, and I’d not had so much fun driving since the trips up to KL from Singapore. About an hour into driving the twisties, one of the tyres got a puncture. We decided to press on, and finally arrived at our digs for the night. The guesthouse was little more than a sparten cave with beds and a water outlet, but at $25 a night we could not complain. The hotel was right at the gate to the Houkou Waterfalls, and we headed straight there only to discover they were more like rapids than a waterfall. It was the dry season, but still we were semi satisfied, and who could complain after seeing so many wonderful sights in such a short time. No dinner tonight as we had a late lunch in the playground of what looked like an empty school. No internet here so the blog will have to wait

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Comments

[ElyseandPete]

$25 a night
$25 can actually get you some really nice digs for a night around China in hostels and guesthouses. I recommend Jade Roo or Jade Emu if you are headed to Dali, Yunnan.