On The Move

Currently in Yakeshi City, Inner Mongolia. Had big delays getting the bikes to China and then getting them through customs. I've been riding for four days now and we're doubling some days to make up time.

China is the craziest place to drive. While rules exist, they aren't generally obeyed so it's constant motion and near miss collisions in the cities. No one gets angry though since it is dishonorable to show public anger. That said, it's not for the faint of heart. Eleven people on big motorcycles (they don't have them here) from the USA draws a lot of attention and we're met with crowds (some quite big) where every we go. It's really kind of a wild experience. The Harbin (China) motorcycle club greeted us the other day and I was asked to autograph five different cars (yes cars), in return one of their guys put some Chinese sayings on my bike.

Now our travels are taking us to more remote areas and not only do we have to cope with crazy drivers, but also sheep, goats, cows, donkey carts and horses. The weather has gone from hot to almost freezing with rain and I am longing for some additional riding gear. If this keeps up it will get really uncomfortable.

We've had just about everything imaginable to eat while here. I have found the donkey to be quite tasty, but I'm not overly keen on the intestines. The fermented Yak milk is a bit odd too. Getting a cold beer is a bit of a challenge too, so were adapting to the warm ones.

We're crossing into Siberia in two days and hopefully will get a day off in the next week so I can actually write more. We'll see.

Hope all is well!