Grasslands to Hezuo

Cycling in the tropical Yunnan with rice, coffee and tea, banana, papaya and dragon fruit. It was hot and humid but we enjoyed the change of scenery. We got a local invitation to join dinner which was a great experience.

We cycled south out of Xiahe through grasslands, met a nice family who let us shelter for the rain and crossed the Yellow River once again.

Crossing the Yellow sea we cycled from Qingdao inland through Shandong province.

After the border from Mongolia to China there was still desert. We enjoyed our last cycling through the Gobi and found some great quiet roads.