Pedaled 250km on the road of prairie. There were plenty of towns along the way, so no problem to fill up my stomach.
草原をひたすら西へ250キロ。 この間、大きな街が結構あって食住には全く困らなかった。


On my way, I met a nice family. I stopped at a restaurant as usual. The family who own it was interested in my journey. They gave me a free meal, bunch of tomatoes and eggs, and bottle of cokes.
道中、普通に立ち寄った食堂。すごく良い家族で、飯をタダにしてくれ、しかもトマトや卵を山ほど頂き、出発間際にはコーラまで頂いた。



After cycled through where Tibetian live, I haven't had much chances to experience people's kindness. This encounter made me very happy and push up my heart.
チベット族地区を過ぎてからというもの、人の暖かさに触れる機会が大分少なくなってたから、久々に心が温まった。あ～嬉し！


Anyway, now I'm in Kuitun, a typical chinese town in countryside.
そんなわけで、今は奎屯(クイトゥン)っていう街。ビルが立ち並ぶ良くある中国の地方都市。



I stayed at a guesthouse across the street from a bus terminal. It costs me 30 yuen. A bit tuff to bring my bike up to 4th floor.
宿は長距離バスターミナル向かいの安宿。30元だけどセキュリティちゃんとしてて綺麗。ただ4階だから自転車運ぶのしんどかった。


Tomorrow I will take a bus going back to Urumqi. I already bought a ticket for 55 yuen in advance.
明日予定通りここからウルムチまでバスで戻ります。チケットは今日のうちに買っておいた。(55元)


Really hoping that Kazakhstan visa is ready.
カザフビザ準備できてますように。


By the way, the Japanese guy I met at the Kazakhstan embassy in Urumqi emailed me that he got the Kazakhstan visa on Friday. His picking up day was supposed to be the same as mine, but he went to the embassy on Friday to check if his passport was ready. He was lucky.
あ、ウルムチでカザフスタンビザ申請した時に会った田中氏。彼も自分と同じ月曜に受取り予定だったが、彼はダメもとで金曜に領事館に行ったら、何と既に出来上がっていたらしい。


I don't understand the embassy process. I think he could even get his visa on Thursday.
まったく、何てワケのわからないプロセスなんだ。多分、木曜に行っても受取れたんじゃないか。


That's okay because I met nice people on my way...
まあ良い、道中良い人と会えたから許そう。