Not quite in Hong Kong yet, but heading there tomorrow by overnight train. I rose to the challenge and went cycling today - first time on a mountain bike and I needed it for the rough terrain. The weather was kind to us. Although it was still very hot, it was overcast for most of the day, which I was grateful for. The first ten minutes of the journey was on the roads out of the town - very scary with trucks and cars and mopeds and other bicycles all around me...

Cannot find any suitable photos for latest destination until I can download my own, so please ignore them. The computer insists you select one! Hello again. Still feeling groggy after very early start yesterday. Flight from Chengdu to Guilin was uneventual, only taking an hour and fifteen minutes. This was followed by a one and a half hour coach ride (air-conditioned!) through Yangshuo to Chaolong on its outskirts, where we spent one night. The scenery alon...