Yangshuo with M & J

We're in Yangshuo with Mary and Justin, the land of rice fields and karsts. It's as lovely as it was the last time we were here, and we're having a great time sharing the experience this time. We're staying at a village farm complex turned guesthouse way out in the rice fields, which feels so authentic... meaning the beds are suitably hard to really be Chinese! Today, my 41st birthday, we spent on a four hour bike ride through the countryside and many little villages, and then later at cooking school in an old farm house. We ended the day back at China climb headquarters where I was surprised with a cake. What a wonderful way to spend my birthday! We're all wiped out now... looking forward to more adventures tomorrow. :-)