It was all down to Emma's for the third time for a western breakfast ...
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| ... and a group photo for her webpage. |
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| This bunch were also selling horse rides to Tourists. |
Walking back I could not help but notice the way the Chinese just shovel their unsorted rubbish straight into the river... you can see the dumping spot on the other bank. I mean biodegradable stuff is one thing, but this was just everything from plastic bottles, to old bicycles .. the lot. And no prizes for guessing where it all ends up ... the sea. The same one we are all supposed to share....
... it did sum their culture up in that they dont seem to give a monkeys about anyone else... selfish in one sense. And that came over in the driving habits too.
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| OK, lets chase the plastic bottles down the river. |
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| Still cold, and now low cloud threatened us with rain.... |
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| .. but eventually it brightened. |
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| Watch yer head. |
And then the inevitable... we were a bit slow at a Toll Booth, and the buggers got a start on us, blocking our path, and forcing us to exit onto the "old road". Mud, slush and water now.
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| But eventually, we did get to some tarmac again, and the "old road" was actually quite spectacular in places. |
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| Interesting slogan .... "Beer & Life"... wasn't going to stop him for an explanation. |
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| And got to the hotel in Dujiangyan, splattered, but today, where I predicted it would be .... |
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| ... 0.6 km North West of Motoexplorers actual way-point ! The calculation worked. |
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| OK toast yerself, clever clogs. |
Now eating was a bit of a challenge on this particular night ... the advance scouting party had only located what we called "Hot Pot" restaurants ... you pick your food from a platter, then they throw it into a spiced boiling pot in the centre of the table. ...
Cautiously me & John carefully picked out the items that resembled either whole meat or an identifiable vegetable... then in bowls Jeremy and says, "give us what the locals eat" ... idiot !
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| ... and that was it. Bits I just refused to even try. |
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| But we all left, hungry, but smiling ! The owner found it amusing too. |
And despite my return to the open air bar we drank in earlier, the crowds had gone, the staff were now eating, and the evening slowly ground to a halt after a final beer.
