last night I asked for a bed change, the room door does not close so any visit to the loo requires screeching the door. Mamma asks for 25Y , I decline her kind offer and want a bed for the same price 20Y. we agree on me using a bed in the room adjoining the dorm, 3 beded and just me in there. and yet my sleep is not so good.

we have agreed with the poles and the kiwis that we visit Bayesha, requiring a cycle ride.

about 11.30 we set off, the cycles are in terrible shape, bad brakes, awful gears. I take my place eventually at the rear of the pack trying to shepherd Anna. Sue is very lucky all day not to get run over, she is all over the road, I politely point it out to her but it is up to her, she tells me she has ridden a lot.

I have a couple of bursts to vent the frustration of cycling slowly. the village is quaint and we have a not so great meal including a yak dish which frankly could have been anything. on the way back I push ahead followed by sue and we end up losing the sisters. back at the hostel we start on a beer. I set out to have a meet with a Chinese girl I met 3 days ago and see the sisters arriving having got wrong direction.

had the best hotpot with Yin, funny/strange girl, very earnest and serious, we meet at about 6.30 out side the supermarket she works and after dinner she returns to work. keen to work hard and buy a car this year.

from what i have seen the chinese are very industrious and up to something all the time from doing some intricate art work to selling food stuffs.

tomorrow I am heading for Tiger Leaping Gorge, probably for couple of days.

sleep will be nice, I have a room mate, havent met him yet.

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