Yunnan Province China 2012

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Here I am at home just about ready to set off for Kunming for the 2012 tour of the area from Binchuan to as far north as the Tiger Leaping Gorge on the Yangtze just above the first bend in the river. I have packed my bike in a soft bag and a small suitcase for my hand luggage. On a tour like this you need to travel light and wash your clothes frequently, which I do in the showwer each night, wring them out in a towel and hope they are dry next day. This was a problem in N Vietnam due to the high altitude and cool weather for the first week.

I am not looking forward to the flights, which seem to take forever, and the airport boredom and officialdom. We get in late at night and then off at 9am by bus to Binchuan before unpacking our bikes ready for the road. The result though is worth it to see the beautiful countryside and the primitive conditions and life that most country dwellers have and to bring us back to earth and realise how lucky we are in the West.

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Photos

Road signs
City road signs

Lake
Shadows on lake

Hotel
Town Hotel