• Sweaty, beautiful walk

    June 2, 2023 in China ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

    Today, we went for a walk along the Li River. The strange mountains on either side, covered with thick giant bamboo and trees, are simply stunning.
    In typical Asian style, the 1st 2 or 3km was busy with tourists on boats, scooters, and golf carts. The boats have noisy 2-stroke engines. So the first area is beautiful but busy and rather noisy.
    Then, at one point, the masses dissappear , the boats become infrequent, and the scooters are no more. So then we had the beauty of this place and the peace ( except for occasional arguments between the kids 🤔 ).

    The walk is flat, so we could, in theory, walk all day, except for the fact that the humidity means we all sweat like pigs and need to stop frequently for breaks and refreshments.
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