By Andy
2010/05/28 — 35km
After a rushed breakfast of baozi (not noodles, finally!), I walk Devi to the bus station to see her off to Dali, where she’ll spend the night before flying to Kunming and then Shanghai for her summer internship at the consulate. It’s sad to see her go, but I’m sure glad she extended her ride with us for as long as she could! If my finances look okay, maybe I’ll even get to fly to Shanghai for a weekend at some point during the summer to see her. If not, she’ll hopefully meet up with us, along with some other friends (everyone’s invited) when we get to Chengdu in mid-July.
After her bus departs, Evan and I hit the road again. It’s not long before we’re following another river the wrong way — up into the mountains.
Today’s ride is short though. We had modified our original route to Baoshan through the mountains of western Yunnan on back-mountain roads in order to get Devi to Yunxian where she could catch an easy bus to Dali. Our new route to Baoshan is on provincial and national roads, and there are two county seats on the route. Since we didn’t have Internet in Yunxian, and we didn’t get enough rest due to birthday shenanigans, we decide to hit both of the county seats and get a hotel with Internet in each.
In no time, we’re pulling into Fengqing, the hallowed home of some of Yunnan’s best black tea, Dianhong (滇红茶). With the early arrival, we plan to do an afternoon of tasting and then ship some back to Shanghai. (more…)
