I'm currently trying to keep my eyes open as I sit here typing. I'm currently back in Kunming, the capital of the southern province of Yunnan. After an overnight bus that was eerily like a stinky, mobile (and bump-ridden) coffin, I'm just happy to be a short taxi ride to the airport as I make my way back to Dalian tonight and then on to Canada in 2 more days. I finished my last obligatory day in Daheishi on the 27th and hopped on a plane here the next day. Since then, I've been on the move in my attempt to fill my eyes and head with all the sights Yunnan has to offer.
I'm pretty tired, but in short my trip has taken me from Kunming to Lijiang to Tiger Leaping Gorge to Shangrila and now back to Kunming in the past 10 days. I can't believe how much I packed in while still managing to find a bit of time for coffee and to fill myself full of all the local food (particularly the Tibetan yak Momo in Shangrila) I could handle. I've conquered mountains, survived harrowing cliff-side bus rides, traversed streams and waterfalls, voyaged via bike through yak-filled meadows, and met some absolutely fantastic people in this short amount of time. And I've got the smile and sunburns to prove it! This is an amazing area of the world, and I'm already thinking about coming back for another week next year. The mountains, valleys, gorges and meadows are just breath-taking, the food has been wonderful, they have REAL, local coffee here and it was a great decision to delay my return to Canada for this last little bit (even though I miss you guys tonnes).
For now, though, more coffee calls. I'll try to write more tomorrow when I'm back in Dalian, or I'll write when I'm back n Victoria on the 10th. Until then...
T
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