171008 – Rice Terraces - Kaili

171008 – Rice Terraces - Kaili

Rise, breakfast on the restaurant street (very small meal)

Wander with Andy-Baileys, Market-street to suburbia, back via main-street

Pack and gear-up

Store main-packs

Walk to lunch

Lunch of fresh-made noodles – delish! Bubble-tea next door

Local bus to private bus

Past Buffalo sale

Arrive near school

Photos of kids, A-Baileys plays basket ball with them

Trek through rice-terraces
along stream
very serene and peaceful
stop for a couple of breaks

Arrive late-afternoon

Get gender-separate rooms

Chill till dinner – beers and drinks

Large dinner and rice-wine

Cards

Learn how to play Chinese Chess from Mathew – I win

Chess with Fox – I win

Watch end of Poker game

Exercises – Bed

161008 – Leave Hong Kong

161008 – Leave Hong Kong

Rise late, send emails

Pack and gear-up

Meet and leave hotel

Bus to airport

Brief wait – Toilets and internet while Mathew gets tickets

Last minute check-in, no time for breakfast

Andy-Baileys and I get KFC for us plus Adam while Mike is bag-searched

Skarf food down and go through security

I get tripple-checked at metal detector

Wait for bus at gate – last email

Long wait on plane, depressing movie and lunch is served

Eventually depart

Arrive and collect gear

Bus to hotel

Meet Fox – Local Guide

Chill in hotel

Dinner on nearby dining-street

Chill for evening – sorting music players and internet

Full set of Rehab exercises, Bed

121008 – Lonji Trek

121008 – Lonji Trek

Get up

Rehab

Breakfast

Set out

Treking and scenery

Rests along the way

Treking

Lunch in new village

Chill out

Snooze

Walk up to top of hill – Seven Stars and Moon

Dinner

Talk to mum and dad

Bed

111008 – Guilin to Lonji

111008 – Guilin to Lonji

Breakfast

Packing and Bus ride

Check baggage

On bus

Trek for 40min

Lonji Terraces

Chill for afternoon

Guys playing sports

Dinner

Cards

Sleep – Early night

101008 – Outside Hostel

101008 – Outside Hostel

Rise after rotten night sleep

Bike ride

Countryside

School and little boy

Drinks and chill

Others climb Moon Hill

Lunch

Ride back

Chill for afternoon

Internet and hang with Sweden

Early night

091008 – West Street to Outside Hostel

091008 – West Street to Outside Hostel

Sleep-in

Pack bags and checkout

Wander out for breakfast and internet

Walk around

Go back for extra jackets

Repack and head to post-office

Lunch with Dom

Mini-bus to outside hostel

Cooking Class

Dinner with Sweden

Early night – rotten sleep

081008 – Yang Shou - West Street

081008 – Yang Shou - West Street

Late sleep-in

Late breakfast and free internet

Shopping

River Cruise

Dinner with group

Adam helps me negotiate for jacket and back-pack

Massage

Sleep