beijing, day 5: motley crew (lomosite, 16 sept '04)

*pant*

*gasp*

"chia you!"

*huff*

*sigh*

our motley group of two chinese, two kiwis and me conquered the great wall at juyong guan today.

i am so glad i gave jinshanling/simatai a miss for the easier climb. goin up was hard, coming back down was harder. legs like jelly, thighs throbbing, calves leaden and toes sore.

"thump, thump"

"shuffle, shuffle"

i made a reputation for myself for always being the last to arrive at our group meeting spot. The brothers Feng were the first to ascend the highest fort and decsend (theyr'e in their 50s). Julie and Liam went halfway.

hey, half the time i was clicking away on my LCA...go figure! at least i went all the way to the top...