Well i'm still looking for another job and hope to get one soon. In the meentime i'v had a chance to get to know Melbourne a little better.
As its summer the festival season is upon us and I spent Sunday at the St Kilda festival.. It runs for a week but the Sunday is by far the main event. It has a bit of everything. Music on 4 stages from Latin and Samba through to Metal and Rock with just about everthing in between.
Some were good and some I wish I had brought along the ear plugs for.
Also on show were the talents of some Freestyle BMX riders. A bit of a Bike trail demo, Kite boarding which it must be said looks so much fun.. (shame it costs so bloody much to get out and learn it. ) some graffiti artists and of cause it wouldn't be right to be this close to the sand and not have some beach volleyball. These are just the few things I got to see and have uploaded a stack of pics to my flickr site..
After the heatwave it was nice to have a cool and overcast day so I didn't add to the sunburn which im hoping will develope into a tan rather than peeling skin making it look like I have leprosy.
The day was great fun and It wouldn't be a trip to St Kilda without a stopoff at one of the many cake shops on Acland St for some much needed sweet food. Shame I like food so much as i'm sure its restricting my climbing..
the highlights of the day for me were watching the BMX freestlye the kiteboarding and Dan Sultan and his band. Plus some of the cool street performers.
I'm disaponted that I missed the Barisilian Samba and the Capoeria show but it was impossible to see everything.
I hope you enjoy the photos..
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Climbing hopes gone..
Well after training indoors on the plastic I finally got to feed the rat as it was..
I hired a car got hold of some gear and Jose and me headed to the Grampians..
We were psyched for some proper climbing.. we had a full rack some hangers. Two ropes.
It was hot. Its been a heatwave but after China we were sure we could cope with the heat and find somewhare in the shade to climb..
We arrived in the Grampians on wednesday night and got to Mt Stapylton campsite where we had been advised their were some good areas with quality sports and trad routes so we could ease back into being on the sharp end again..
It was still baking as the sun was setting and while pitching the tent and sorting out gear we got a bit of information from a few other climbers at the site before scouting out the path to our chosen crag..Sentinel Cave.
The topo looked awsome. It painted a picture of steep overhung jug pulling on solid sandstone and friendly bolts.. non of this having to place hangers then draws.. we were in for a real treat..
The next day after an early breakfast we set off to the chorus of a low buzzing...
the sound got louder as the 15-20 minute walk in continued and reached fever pich as we passed / climbed over a wasps nest on route to the crag... still not deterred and happy to find the crag in the morning shade we put down our sacks and started to stare in wonder at the routes..
Then it all went wrong.. a swarm of flys decended upon us and the relentless onslagught of these pestilent creatures drove us insane.. we used every trick at our disposal.. even the breeze did nothing to restrain them and killing them by the dozen's made no impact on the overwhelming numbers of our tenacious foe.
With no options remaining we fled to the car, packed up and retreated to Arapiles but to our dismay this was subject to the full force of the sun and the flys were still in defense of the crag repelling all would be suitors of these magnificent and stunning walls of now polished rock.
Why no mention of this fiendish foe was fortold or advised in the guide we can only guess.. but its just not cricket.
After our failure on rock we salvaged what we could and ran to the cost in search of waves and salvation from the days woes. Despite not finding the free campsite we sorted suitable accomodation and food, and enjoyed a session of surfing on friday morning before a drive back to Melbourn and a 3.5hr session of climbing at cliffhanger, the indoor wall.
My arms are spent. I'm sun burnt again.. and I still have no job.. but the idea of becoming a surf bum is formulating in the back of my mind.. at least until it becomes cold enough to drive the defending flys away, so as battle can be done upon the rock of Victoria..
I hired a car got hold of some gear and Jose and me headed to the Grampians..
We were psyched for some proper climbing.. we had a full rack some hangers. Two ropes.
It was hot. Its been a heatwave but after China we were sure we could cope with the heat and find somewhare in the shade to climb..
We arrived in the Grampians on wednesday night and got to Mt Stapylton campsite where we had been advised their were some good areas with quality sports and trad routes so we could ease back into being on the sharp end again..
It was still baking as the sun was setting and while pitching the tent and sorting out gear we got a bit of information from a few other climbers at the site before scouting out the path to our chosen crag..Sentinel Cave.
The topo looked awsome. It painted a picture of steep overhung jug pulling on solid sandstone and friendly bolts.. non of this having to place hangers then draws.. we were in for a real treat..
The next day after an early breakfast we set off to the chorus of a low buzzing...
the sound got louder as the 15-20 minute walk in continued and reached fever pich as we passed / climbed over a wasps nest on route to the crag... still not deterred and happy to find the crag in the morning shade we put down our sacks and started to stare in wonder at the routes..
Then it all went wrong.. a swarm of flys decended upon us and the relentless onslagught of these pestilent creatures drove us insane.. we used every trick at our disposal.. even the breeze did nothing to restrain them and killing them by the dozen's made no impact on the overwhelming numbers of our tenacious foe.
With no options remaining we fled to the car, packed up and retreated to Arapiles but to our dismay this was subject to the full force of the sun and the flys were still in defense of the crag repelling all would be suitors of these magnificent and stunning walls of now polished rock.
Why no mention of this fiendish foe was fortold or advised in the guide we can only guess.. but its just not cricket.
After our failure on rock we salvaged what we could and ran to the cost in search of waves and salvation from the days woes. Despite not finding the free campsite we sorted suitable accomodation and food, and enjoyed a session of surfing on friday morning before a drive back to Melbourn and a 3.5hr session of climbing at cliffhanger, the indoor wall.
My arms are spent. I'm sun burnt again.. and I still have no job.. but the idea of becoming a surf bum is formulating in the back of my mind.. at least until it becomes cold enough to drive the defending flys away, so as battle can be done upon the rock of Victoria..
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Year of the Ox
Well we are no into the year of the Ox.
I have settled into a form of normality and am just coming to the end of two months work with PWC. Hopefully I find another contract soon so as I’m not out of work too long and can try to save some money..
I went away over the weekend 24-25 Jan. no not to the rock but to the beach for a spot of surfing which was refreshing and enjoyable given the recent heat, and with the mercury hovering around 40 degrees of late it promises to make this coming weekend a sizzler as well.
Unfortunately Maria.. (the friend who I went surfing with) ended up falling over and making a mess of her self so the weekend was cut short a bit and a return to work following the bank holiday Monday has been welcomed due to the wonderful delights of air con…
I have also bumped into someone who I knew when back in china.. Jose Molina who has access to a car so with luck I can start to get out on the rock and see just how weak I have become after two months of work... although I hope the frequent trips to the climbing wall and cycling around has prevented a total deterioration.
I have also booked my flights back to the UK.. I have a ticket getting me into Manchester on the 28th of April so now I just need a couple more month of work to keep the coffers from running dry and enable me to enjoy life in the sun before my return to the UK.
Will see you all in the summer.
I have settled into a form of normality and am just coming to the end of two months work with PWC. Hopefully I find another contract soon so as I’m not out of work too long and can try to save some money..
I went away over the weekend 24-25 Jan. no not to the rock but to the beach for a spot of surfing which was refreshing and enjoyable given the recent heat, and with the mercury hovering around 40 degrees of late it promises to make this coming weekend a sizzler as well.
Unfortunately Maria.. (the friend who I went surfing with) ended up falling over and making a mess of her self so the weekend was cut short a bit and a return to work following the bank holiday Monday has been welcomed due to the wonderful delights of air con…
I have also bumped into someone who I knew when back in china.. Jose Molina who has access to a car so with luck I can start to get out on the rock and see just how weak I have become after two months of work... although I hope the frequent trips to the climbing wall and cycling around has prevented a total deterioration.
I have also booked my flights back to the UK.. I have a ticket getting me into Manchester on the 28th of April so now I just need a couple more month of work to keep the coffers from running dry and enable me to enjoy life in the sun before my return to the UK.
Will see you all in the summer.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
that time of year again.
Well it’s almost Xmas again… Have I been away that long…
Well it’s only about 15 months.
Its hard to believe its Xmas. Despite all the decorations in town and the late night shopping’s, my brain just isn’t wired to recognise sunny weather as xmas. I need the cold and the dark for it to register but I’m not complaining.
When I went to the station yesterday to get the train to work they we handing out free coffee and some chocolate covered marshmallows things, they also had a bloke dressed as Santa wandering around but it still didn’t feel like xmas.. I think I must just be getting old..
I have a job now, Although I’m still waiting to get paid, I’ve found a nice place to live and with luck I can start saving the pennies. Not that they are worth much now.
I have no real plans for Xmas or New year but am sure I will sort something out as everyone here takes two weeks of work.. Essentially everything closes down which is something I’m not so used to and also a bit disappointing as its two weeks without work or pay. But I can use the time to update this page and put a few of the photos up on my Flickr site and with luck I can even get away climbing for a few days on proper rock and everything.
Well I hope everyone enjoys Xmas and the New year, hope you have a good en. I think i will make it back to the UK in 2009.
Well it’s only about 15 months.
Its hard to believe its Xmas. Despite all the decorations in town and the late night shopping’s, my brain just isn’t wired to recognise sunny weather as xmas. I need the cold and the dark for it to register but I’m not complaining.
When I went to the station yesterday to get the train to work they we handing out free coffee and some chocolate covered marshmallows things, they also had a bloke dressed as Santa wandering around but it still didn’t feel like xmas.. I think I must just be getting old..
I have a job now, Although I’m still waiting to get paid, I’ve found a nice place to live and with luck I can start saving the pennies. Not that they are worth much now.
I have no real plans for Xmas or New year but am sure I will sort something out as everyone here takes two weeks of work.. Essentially everything closes down which is something I’m not so used to and also a bit disappointing as its two weeks without work or pay. But I can use the time to update this page and put a few of the photos up on my Flickr site and with luck I can even get away climbing for a few days on proper rock and everything.
Well I hope everyone enjoys Xmas and the New year, hope you have a good en. I think i will make it back to the UK in 2009.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
shirts
Well i'v just spent my Saturday morning in a quest for shirts... i started in Richmond on bridge st, went to several stores all of which promised big discounts in big letters.
However upon closer inspection the prices still made me turn and run. most of the places didn't have white work shirts the options available would make me look like a lump of seaside rock candy.
The prices were not even realistic from about $60 to over $200. I was most offended by the idea that people pay money to look like such plonkers.
After several shops all sporting the same designer crap i started to long for a reasonable shop or department store which would have cheap white plain cotton shirts.
I ended up in smith street after a small detour via Victoria parade which is lined with Asian supermarkets and stores and non of which sell any of the good dofugan.
Disappointed but not disheartened i walked on and after arriving on smith st i found what i was looking for... i got 3 shirts for $45, still no dofugan though... but a small victory and i can now have a shirt for each day without looking too much like a plonker..
Its one of those days as now its raining and my almost dry clothes which i hung out earlier and now very wet again... I do so miss traveling when non of these things really bothered me but work is a requirement these days. At least its not snowing yet and its generally nice sunny weather with blue sky's.
However upon closer inspection the prices still made me turn and run. most of the places didn't have white work shirts the options available would make me look like a lump of seaside rock candy.
The prices were not even realistic from about $60 to over $200. I was most offended by the idea that people pay money to look like such plonkers.
After several shops all sporting the same designer crap i started to long for a reasonable shop or department store which would have cheap white plain cotton shirts.
I ended up in smith street after a small detour via Victoria parade which is lined with Asian supermarkets and stores and non of which sell any of the good dofugan.
Disappointed but not disheartened i walked on and after arriving on smith st i found what i was looking for... i got 3 shirts for $45, still no dofugan though... but a small victory and i can now have a shirt for each day without looking too much like a plonker..
Its one of those days as now its raining and my almost dry clothes which i hung out earlier and now very wet again... I do so miss traveling when non of these things really bothered me but work is a requirement these days. At least its not snowing yet and its generally nice sunny weather with blue sky's.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Back to work lad.. and update
Well what I have been up to... contrary to popular belief I’m still alive and still in Oz.
It’s been a long time since I put a post on here and as you can guess I’ve done a fair bit between Yunnan and getting back to Australia.
I went back to yangshuo to meet up some friends from the time spent there earlier in the year and was happy to find them all in good health and enjoying life as much as when I left. A few have moved on like myself to other things but many of the faces I knew from my previous visit were still around and it was great to bump into Bon, Kev, and Donna who I knew from Hong Kong and whom were in town for a week climbing.
I helped out a bit at china climb and it was good to meet some of the new staff and catch up with friends. A few beers were had some climbing was done and Sonia joined me for a few days and we were able to get out to do a few routes together. Dan and Tyson were still around as were many of my other friends and I really enjoyed meeting up with everyone, I feel this is a place that will keep calling me back, it hold lots of great times and memories for me, and many more yet to come I hope.
Back in Guangzhou I spent a fair bit of time wandering around the city and trying not to get lost which is fairly hard. I think this is the most disorientating city I have been to as many streets look alike and have lots of flyovers and roads all over the place so you can’t see so many of the landmarks for orientating yourself.
Sonia and I stopped in a really nice apartment which she had found and there was even a pool in the building so we spent a few evenings swimming, we went out for dinner a few times with some of her friends and spent Halloween in a Reggie bar called Cunion. This had a really cool band playing and has good music most nights.
We did intend to go and see a free concert but it was rained off and the only thing we achieved was getting soaked in torrential rain & thunder storm that lasted almost an hour. However we did go to the circus which was great fun and worth the 150yuan even if just for the black bear riding a Harley style bike around.
As this was China and Guangzhou is known for its variety of cuisine, (Sonia tells me the only thing that fly's that they don’t eat is a plane and the only thing with four legs they don’t eat is a chair) we spent a good few nights eating out but most of the time cooked in the apartment, lots of hotpot was had and I miss the Chinese food now I’m in Australia. Despite a large Asian and Chinese minority in Melbourne the food just isn’t the same although it’s still good.
I have been back in Melbourne just over two weeks now and have (after sending many e-mails) found a job. It’s not as good or as well paid as I had hoped but this is because of the restrictions on my visa the market downturn at the current time and also because I can only do temporary contracts. However its work and it pays money so I can’t complain.
I’ve got an old bike for $140 that gets me around the place fairly well, although I did get told off by the coppers for not wearing a lid one day, almost told them to stop being so bloody stupid and do something useful for a change, fortunately I remembered that I’m not in China anymore . They have funny laws over here like wearing seatbelts in cars, lids on bikes, only cross the road at crossings and all that stupidness. Phew how can anyone have any fun with all these laws flying about? Next they will ban all walking as you could trip over...
I’ve found some accommodation at last, about 4km outside the city centre (CBD) in a really nice old house sharing with three others. It’s not bad for $800 per month including all bills, its fully furnished etc and is bang next to a train station which can have me within 500m of work within 10 minutes so that a bonus. It’s also not very far from a bouldering gym so I can try and get strong again and rid myself of the bit of a belly that I have from all this good food I’ve been having over the past couple of months.
I’ve spent the past couple of weeks or so sleeping on Maria’s sofa which is comfy but the situation isn’t really ideal even more so now I’ve found work. she’s been really good putting up with me for so long as my only contributions have been towards food, cooking and tidying up the place so I think she will be pleased I’ve sorted out some place, and will be moving Wednesday.
I just hope I can find more work after this contract finishes, and I can save some cash before heading back to the UK for the summer months. I figure after the winter I had last year I deserve a couple of summers in a row. Melbourne appears to be a nice place to spend the time. It has lots of really good markets with local produce and you can’t do better than the sales on Sunday when they clear all the food extra cheap as they don’t open Mondays, last week we got 2kg of sausages for $10, winner.
I guess I will start slowly slipping into a different lifestyle now I’m working but I will try to save as much money as I can.
Firstly as I don’t know how much work I will get in OZ.
Secondly as I don’t know what I’m going to do after returning to the UK and need to build a cushion whilst I figure it all out.
Thirdly I’m starting to think it may just be a temporary return as I have many things pulling me in different directions, there’s still so much I want to see around the world and so many places to go. With luck I’ve found someone who I can go and see them all with... this may just be the start of the adventures.
Now I just need the money to make it happen so if you happen to know the lotto numbers for this upcoming weekly draw do be so kind as to tell me. More posts will arrive as i will undoubtedly feel the need to let you know how sunny it is here whilst you sit in the gloom of a British winter but you have proper ale... however i recall seth saying he found Abbott or somthing of the like over here... lad, please tell me where.
It’s been a long time since I put a post on here and as you can guess I’ve done a fair bit between Yunnan and getting back to Australia.
I went back to yangshuo to meet up some friends from the time spent there earlier in the year and was happy to find them all in good health and enjoying life as much as when I left. A few have moved on like myself to other things but many of the faces I knew from my previous visit were still around and it was great to bump into Bon, Kev, and Donna who I knew from Hong Kong and whom were in town for a week climbing.
I helped out a bit at china climb and it was good to meet some of the new staff and catch up with friends. A few beers were had some climbing was done and Sonia joined me for a few days and we were able to get out to do a few routes together. Dan and Tyson were still around as were many of my other friends and I really enjoyed meeting up with everyone, I feel this is a place that will keep calling me back, it hold lots of great times and memories for me, and many more yet to come I hope.
Back in Guangzhou I spent a fair bit of time wandering around the city and trying not to get lost which is fairly hard. I think this is the most disorientating city I have been to as many streets look alike and have lots of flyovers and roads all over the place so you can’t see so many of the landmarks for orientating yourself.
Sonia and I stopped in a really nice apartment which she had found and there was even a pool in the building so we spent a few evenings swimming, we went out for dinner a few times with some of her friends and spent Halloween in a Reggie bar called Cunion. This had a really cool band playing and has good music most nights.
We did intend to go and see a free concert but it was rained off and the only thing we achieved was getting soaked in torrential rain & thunder storm that lasted almost an hour. However we did go to the circus which was great fun and worth the 150yuan even if just for the black bear riding a Harley style bike around.
As this was China and Guangzhou is known for its variety of cuisine, (Sonia tells me the only thing that fly's that they don’t eat is a plane and the only thing with four legs they don’t eat is a chair) we spent a good few nights eating out but most of the time cooked in the apartment, lots of hotpot was had and I miss the Chinese food now I’m in Australia. Despite a large Asian and Chinese minority in Melbourne the food just isn’t the same although it’s still good.
I have been back in Melbourne just over two weeks now and have (after sending many e-mails) found a job. It’s not as good or as well paid as I had hoped but this is because of the restrictions on my visa the market downturn at the current time and also because I can only do temporary contracts. However its work and it pays money so I can’t complain.
I’ve got an old bike for $140 that gets me around the place fairly well, although I did get told off by the coppers for not wearing a lid one day, almost told them to stop being so bloody stupid and do something useful for a change, fortunately I remembered that I’m not in China anymore . They have funny laws over here like wearing seatbelts in cars, lids on bikes, only cross the road at crossings and all that stupidness. Phew how can anyone have any fun with all these laws flying about? Next they will ban all walking as you could trip over...
I’ve found some accommodation at last, about 4km outside the city centre (CBD) in a really nice old house sharing with three others. It’s not bad for $800 per month including all bills, its fully furnished etc and is bang next to a train station which can have me within 500m of work within 10 minutes so that a bonus. It’s also not very far from a bouldering gym so I can try and get strong again and rid myself of the bit of a belly that I have from all this good food I’ve been having over the past couple of months.
I’ve spent the past couple of weeks or so sleeping on Maria’s sofa which is comfy but the situation isn’t really ideal even more so now I’ve found work. she’s been really good putting up with me for so long as my only contributions have been towards food, cooking and tidying up the place so I think she will be pleased I’ve sorted out some place, and will be moving Wednesday.
I just hope I can find more work after this contract finishes, and I can save some cash before heading back to the UK for the summer months. I figure after the winter I had last year I deserve a couple of summers in a row. Melbourne appears to be a nice place to spend the time. It has lots of really good markets with local produce and you can’t do better than the sales on Sunday when they clear all the food extra cheap as they don’t open Mondays, last week we got 2kg of sausages for $10, winner.
I guess I will start slowly slipping into a different lifestyle now I’m working but I will try to save as much money as I can.
Firstly as I don’t know how much work I will get in OZ.
Secondly as I don’t know what I’m going to do after returning to the UK and need to build a cushion whilst I figure it all out.
Thirdly I’m starting to think it may just be a temporary return as I have many things pulling me in different directions, there’s still so much I want to see around the world and so many places to go. With luck I’ve found someone who I can go and see them all with... this may just be the start of the adventures.
Now I just need the money to make it happen so if you happen to know the lotto numbers for this upcoming weekly draw do be so kind as to tell me. More posts will arrive as i will undoubtedly feel the need to let you know how sunny it is here whilst you sit in the gloom of a British winter but you have proper ale... however i recall seth saying he found Abbott or somthing of the like over here... lad, please tell me where.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Back in China
yep back again. I just can't stop away from the place. After a fine time in Oz and a few days RnR in Melbourne and crashing on Maria's couch, a few beers and some absinthe, it was time to head back to china.
After all i had a girlfriend i hadn't seen in almost four months, a handful of good friends to meet back up with and the promise of a trip to Yunnan and the Snow mountain.
Unfortunately the trip to Yunnan was crammed into a small space of time and we spent most of that on the road getting to and from our destination but it supplied a huge amount of quality vistas for us to feast our eyes upon and a yearning to go back for more. I have just added a number of photos to the flickr site.
We set out from Guangzhou by train to Kunming, unfortunately this wasn't booked far enough in advance so we had no seat or bed or anything reserved, except for the joys of overcrowded Chinese railways on national holidays... I could see this would be a fun journey, although we did manage to find just about enough room to stand for several hours until we finally made it into the dinning car once it opened.
We decided to eat slow and keep our seats. we payed a little extra and spent until near dawn sat drinking beer and dozing in the dinning car until a few free sleeper spots became available and we got some much needed sleep before our afternoon arrival.
From Kunming a couple of buses, fairly uncomfortable buses, took us to Dali when were spent the night in a wonderful hostel and awakened to see the sun rising above the mountains which cast exquisite shadows and reflections in the lake.
We spent the day driving around until our departure via bus and then mad speedy taxi van to take us to Zhongdian. with a brief stop in Lijiang to refresh.
We spent the next two days walking to and from Meili snow mountain Yunnan, i just wish we had time to spend a month here. but everyone else needed to get back to work so with great sorrow we made our way back and this time made sure we had a more comfortable journey and adequate space to relax in...
well besides a mad taxi driver determined to break all land speed records and almost coming undone on one or two of the many corners which would result in a new air speed record for such a vehicle as a several hundred feet drop to a muddy river would await the unfortunate... however the driver would most likely remain unaware of this as he was too busy talking on his phone to pay attention to such trivial things as death. perhaps the next life would be better to him. Personally i like mine as it is thanks.
We also had time to take in the pleasure of the largest buddhist monastery outside of tibet (Songzanlin) .. a most pleasent way to while away a couple of hours.
I'm now sat back in Guangzhou sorting out my money so i can book a flight back to Oz and head off to see some friends in Yangshuo where this out of shape mess i call my body can enjoy some climbing for the first time in several weeks, hopefully it should help get me back into some form of fitness.
After all i had a girlfriend i hadn't seen in almost four months, a handful of good friends to meet back up with and the promise of a trip to Yunnan and the Snow mountain.
Unfortunately the trip to Yunnan was crammed into a small space of time and we spent most of that on the road getting to and from our destination but it supplied a huge amount of quality vistas for us to feast our eyes upon and a yearning to go back for more. I have just added a number of photos to the flickr site.
We set out from Guangzhou by train to Kunming, unfortunately this wasn't booked far enough in advance so we had no seat or bed or anything reserved, except for the joys of overcrowded Chinese railways on national holidays... I could see this would be a fun journey, although we did manage to find just about enough room to stand for several hours until we finally made it into the dinning car once it opened.
We decided to eat slow and keep our seats. we payed a little extra and spent until near dawn sat drinking beer and dozing in the dinning car until a few free sleeper spots became available and we got some much needed sleep before our afternoon arrival.
From Kunming a couple of buses, fairly uncomfortable buses, took us to Dali when were spent the night in a wonderful hostel and awakened to see the sun rising above the mountains which cast exquisite shadows and reflections in the lake.
We spent the day driving around until our departure via bus and then mad speedy taxi van to take us to Zhongdian. with a brief stop in Lijiang to refresh.
We spent the next two days walking to and from Meili snow mountain Yunnan, i just wish we had time to spend a month here. but everyone else needed to get back to work so with great sorrow we made our way back and this time made sure we had a more comfortable journey and adequate space to relax in...
well besides a mad taxi driver determined to break all land speed records and almost coming undone on one or two of the many corners which would result in a new air speed record for such a vehicle as a several hundred feet drop to a muddy river would await the unfortunate... however the driver would most likely remain unaware of this as he was too busy talking on his phone to pay attention to such trivial things as death. perhaps the next life would be better to him. Personally i like mine as it is thanks.We also had time to take in the pleasure of the largest buddhist monastery outside of tibet (Songzanlin) .. a most pleasent way to while away a couple of hours.
I'm now sat back in Guangzhou sorting out my money so i can book a flight back to Oz and head off to see some friends in Yangshuo where this out of shape mess i call my body can enjoy some climbing for the first time in several weeks, hopefully it should help get me back into some form of fitness.
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