Continuing on ...the area here is dry and stark and culturally another world. The amazing thing is there is no smog in this city!!!! We were dreading gettign through it due to smog issues that hang out especially in the valleys. They are using 3 wheeled electric cars here!! wow.. The river is still a dumping ground but for once the air is relatiely clear. We are resting up before we do the last push of our journey here in china. The last leg we rode, once again ended up being yet another new freeway under construction...I now know the inside and outside of one of those monsters. Fortuantley we have left the construction zone behind but im sure we will see it again.
Stan and I both agree that Ganzu wins on the hospitality and friendly department. People have been lovely towards us and we feel blessed. One lady gave us vegetables from her garden/farm antohger family gave us some apples, people want us to stay with them. Their curiosity is overwhelming at times. We stayed across the river from a small town as it was to windy to continue and we recieved visitors continually until everyone finally went to bed. They are all so nice but it is exhausting at times as we are usually tired and just want to "chill" but it comes with the package of travelling.
Tomorrow we continue on to an area called the Hexi corridor it will take us at least 10days to get there ..probably in 3weeks or less we will be in Urumchi and then apply for visas to kazakstan. All is well sunny and cool in the evenings...updates to come
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