Almost Like Being at Home...

Just got back from a glorious week doing absolutely nothing at all in Sanya, on Hainan Island. We stayed at the Hilton Sanya, a five star resort at the end of a row of 5 star resorts (Sheraton, Marriott, etc.).

Weather was mixed, no rain, but not quite as hot as I'd hoped (but, on Christmas, what can you expect?). The last 2 days were nice and hot, though.

We all had fun sleeping late, eating at the buffet, and lounging on the beach or by the pool (pictured here).

Pedal Power

It's impossible to visit China (Shanghai, Kunming, Lijiang, whereever), and not see bicycles being used for practically everything. My favorite most recently was a pressure washer sidewalk cleaner bicycle.

The photo to the left was taken in October in Lijiang (in Yunnan province), and is the classic flatbed bicycle that you see adapted so many different ways (with an arc welder, full of bootleg books, carrying 8 giant bottles of water, you name it).