More headwind today (which is apparrently the prevailing wind that blows in these parts).
More rolling green landscapes, I eventually stop into into roadside truck stop restaurant. Dont bother ordering from the menu, walk into the kitchen and point to everything I want to be fried up. Get some porky green peppers and celery. Mmmmm, it comes out pretty good. Have conversation with a very drunk man who kindly gave me direction all the way to Xinjiang Province (later i saw him get into a police van and drive away, what a lawless land...). Say goodbye to the restaurant owners after their little son who has almost single handedly dismantled my entire bike...
Have the option to go into one of bigger city's in the area for a good bed and sleep. Decide against it as i'm keen to get some distance in towards the next city which is quite a distance away. End up riding into a mountain range and then detouring off the a dusty side road into a valley where i camped for the night. The barrenness of this campsite was quite exemplary.
Have a great sleep.