China has been full of surprises every day, and today is no exception.
A few of today’s surprises:
-we load 2 buses with campers and gear to take to a lake in the mountains a couple hours out of the city, with many people having to stand in the aisle the entire way
-one of the two buses heading to the new camp site stalls and then can’t continue up the slope. Half of the passengers get out to lighten the load and possibly push, and the driver goes in reverse down the narrow mountain road until he reaches a level patch of road to get a better run at it
-we enjoy a relaxing 2 hour boat ride, with no scheduled activities
-the “restaurant” where we eat is a farmhouse, with a bucket of life eels in the kitchen, and the pig pen in the adjoining room.
-our camp site turns out to be a fenced-in parking lot . Nevertheless, there is a makeshift firepit, and we set up our tents on the pavement
-before the students can enjoy the campfire, they must practice for the closing ceremonies for hours, in the dark. Performances include line dancing, singing, skits, and musical performances
-an instant noodle cart shows up at the parking lot/camp site at midnight, and no one is surprised
-the pavement holds a lot of heat, which radiates out all evening, and I am unable to sleep at all (this should not have been surprising)
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