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caboose
day 231: å¼ æŽ– (zhangye) – 沙井å (shajingzi) = 30km
I had bought 6 large water bottles, a considerable amount of butter cookies and a massive water melon, and stuffed it all into the big white box, along with my backpack and a basic repair kit.
Then we finally made it out of town, me and the caboose:
You’ve probably guessed it: walking without all the weight on my back felt so good!
The fertile valley just kind of flowed by in a breeze:
I noticed that there were these rocks holding down some yellow papers on every bridge that I passed:
But there was no one to ask around, so I meditated on this thing for a while and then figured I might as well drop the thought and be happy with what I had: a day of gentle walking with my loyal caboose, caboose, caboose.
Once I passed through a little village, and someone asked me to take a picture of this little friend:
His eyes were so black and so big, I could actually see my own reflection in them…
This was not the only beautiful thing in the valley though.
There were flowers…
…tree-lined avenues…
…and the clouds, always the clouds…
I wasn’t too tired when I got to the little village of 沙井å (shajingzi) later that day:
…you want to see the caboose in action?
Well, here she is:
黄黄 (huanghuang) the dog is her personal guard for the night.
Soundtrack: Snapcase – “Caboose”
—total: 2909,6km
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June 26th, 2008 at 21:48
that's cool!!
hehe, it looks like a moving refrigerator..now your heavy stuffs have a home. :)
June 27th, 2008 at 01:15
Nie die Hände frei, bemerkt der alte Krittler. Aber 30 km, das überzeugt.
Wahrscheinlich tun Dir jetzt nicht mehr die Füße sondern die Arme und Schultern weh.
June 27th, 2008 at 02:02
na dann, hübsch ist er nicht, dein caboose: nenn ihn doch bollerwagen.
June 27th, 2008 at 02:09
na dann: happy caboosing! ;-D
June 27th, 2008 at 06:01
Crusing – caboosing, na das ist aber mal eine ungewohnte Fortbewegung. Hehe.
June 27th, 2008 at 09:08
Those beautiful flowers are hollyhocks! and i think the yellow papers on the bridge are meant as offerings (similar to prayer flags) for dead relatives, but i'm not positive of that. nice cart, btw. you could always name her Dolly! which is what she is!
June 27th, 2008 at 10:21
Na endlich – da ist sie ja! Ich denke, ein chinesischer Name wäre nicht schlecht. "Weisse Begleiterin" oder so was ähnliches übersetzt.
Jetzt gibt es endlich wieder diese schönen Landschaften zu sehen. Wie ist den das Klima jetzt?
June 27th, 2008 at 14:06
haha, very useful it seems.
hope it can help you with the trip.
June 27th, 2008 at 18:11
Hi, Hi,
Mr. Ice cream…!!
Can I have a………
he~~
June 27th, 2008 at 19:30
Fiona: Hey, you put that in a very nice way "they have a home" – I like that thought! :)
Barry aka Ba Lli: Geht. Aber vielleicht muss ich tatsächlich irgend eine Lösung mit Gurten oder so finden, damit ich die Hände zumindest zum Haareraufen freihabe.
Hermann: Nicht so laut, die Caboose ist doch so schüchtern!
claudia: Hehe
Florian (Flo Li Anh): Bin im Schnitt ein halbes km/h schneller als mit Rucksack, toll was?
John: Hey, the caboose says thanks for your nice words! :)
Gisela: Ist sehr warm, aber hier in der Gegend wenigstens nicht zu trocken, und wenn der Wind um die Bäume streicht, dann ist es schön, sehr schön.
ataraxia: Yeah, I hope so too!
Steven: Haha, maybe I should get a melodic horn like the ones on old ice-cream trucks?
June 28th, 2008 at 04:43
und da sind sie wieder, die wunderschönen fotos…. :)
mit dem wägelchen wird es aber mir querfeld ein ab jetzt nix mehr, gell!