Category: 2014 Silk Route

We didn’t get a massive tail wind like our last ride, but we still had a great day. We are camping in the black landscape northeast of Dunhuang. And we found a shop down the road with cold beer!

Yesterday we arrived in Dunhuang. We had a couple of great days of riding, including yesterday when we completed our 140km distance in about four hours, thanks to a strong tailwind. One of the nights we had a brutal wind storm at the aptly named Windmill Camp. Three people’s tents collapsed in the high winds.…

After our cold and rainy day, we had a night in a hotel to warm up and dry our tents (and wash the mud of of emeverything/em). The next day, we biked into the desert for another night of camping. But this time, we had great weather! As we were finishing dinner, two cyclists rolled…

A few days ago, we were all excited for our next night of camping, where we would set up our tents next to a two thousand year old section of the Great Wall of China. The weather didn’t cooperate though. We were riding into a very strong headwind. It then started raining heavily. To make…

Nothing much to report from the last few days – just more riding and more great scenery. We are now on a rest day in Wuwei before  a long seven day ride to Dunhuang – with four days of camping!

We had another ride almost exactly like yesterday – lots of hills and beautiful landscapes. And tonight we are finally camping!

Yesterday we were informed that one of the tunnels we were supposed to ride through had collapsed. That meant we would have an entirely new route for the next two days. And as usual, a new route will be longer and have more hills! It was a bit of a long day, but it was…

We are now about halfway through this leg – from Xi’an to Lanzhou. I had my first bout of stomach problems over the last few days, but am back to normal now. Since I didn’t really feel like blogging, here are a few updates from the last little while. We biked across a big bridge.…

We have completed the first section of our trip. One rider is leaving (but will return to ride the last section in Turkey), and a few more have joined us. On our rest day in Xi’an we went on a bus tour to see the Terracotta Warriors. First, our tour bus stopped at a place…

On our rest day today, we went to the Longmen Grottoes here in Luoyang. There were tons of caves, big and small, filled with carvings of Buddha. Continue Reading ››