Another day spent on the bikes and on the river Yu Long. Hotel mapped an off the beaten track route for us to end up at the “quay” on the river to pick up a bamboo raft to be punted down the river.
We cycled through small villages, paddy fields, orange groves and small farmsteads. All the villages had lots of building works going on creating new and more modern housing and possibly knocking down the delightful old and characterful, but not functional, houses. But, nothing seems to get properly finished, lots of them in varying stages of construction and not being lived in. Yet, they seem to be building more and more. This seems to be the case in the existing cities and the “new cities” that just spring up out of nowhere, blocks and blocks of multi storey buildings and new wide roads which appear to be empty.
Having spent two and a half hours on our cycling tour, which we took quite casually because the scenery, although a bit misty, was stunning, we managed to find the spot to pick up our raft for the trip down river.
It’s quite organised because our bikes are transported to the place we end up.
The trip lasted about two hours, just floating down this very peaceful river surrounded by magical scenery.
We are are the top,5th, floor and have a lovely view from the balcony.
A very simple rural life going on around us. It’s delightful for us but not so sure it’s great for some of “them”
