30 Sep - Shaowu

Back on the bikes after a nice day of rest. A relatively short day today - 85 km - we were at destination by noon. Most of the ride was on a two-lane country road with good scenery.

Ursula and Fred - the hostel where we spent the rest day
is behind them on the other side of the bridge.

 



Then there was the turn at the teapot...

 

 

Doesn't matter how big the road is, drying the rice has priority...

 

...and why are we breathing smoke all the time?

Much of the road was elegantly tree-lined...

Tobacco is grown in the area...

...as well as rice and tea...

The last few kilometres was entering town with all the normal hubbub until crossing a bridge to the main part of town, our hotel being the tallest building on the left of this photo... very nice hotel, on the river.

The river itself is extremely low, apparently there hasn't been much rain in the last two months. We walked along the riverbank to a nearby park where we found people casually dancing or playing instruments or singing - a nice atmosphere... and interesting garbage receptacles...

And a flashback to a week ago on the Bund for the departure, the group photo with Pudong behind us.