With China's schoolchildren off for the New Year holiday, it looks like some parents are taking advantage of the free labor, but not just for shoveling the driveway as is the case when I'm home!
Kaifeng has a massive and lively night market, consisting of dozens of stands selling street food of all varieties. Here, two chuanr (seasoned lamb on a stick) vendors share a laugh as they roast part of our meal.
Tomorrow we should hit the northernmost point of our trip. Unfortunately there's no time left to touch the actual Mongolian border :( 2010-08-30
Expected to find grassland up here, but that (along with actual Mongolians apparently) has been wiped out and replaced w/ cultivated fields. 2010-08-30
Also finally got off national highway 110! Now making way east on dirt roads. Camping in field of sunflowers tonight with mountain backdrop. 2010-08-30
Wind settled down and road conditions was paved. Evan was sick but we finally got over 100km, which we need to average back to Beijing! 2010-08-30