After 4 hours sleep I awake to the sun coming in the small crack
between the curtains. Its overcast outside, standard beijing, polution
filled muggy day, realise this is the day its going to happen. Shower,
repack my bag one more time, and set off for 7:30 start. Traffic in
Beijing is intense. Wheel around too many cars and happen to take the
wrong right hand turn, but luckily am still going in the right
direction, make a quick detour to remedy the situation.
Later almost get sandwiched between a truck, tuktuk and donkey. Lucky to escape that one. Rest of the day was uneventful, but then
arrived in the mountains... and some steep hills for my untrained legs.
eventually past a hotel, checked in and passed out from the most amount
of exercise ive done in 2.5 years. Day 1 completed.
