a detour and a sprint
I decided to take a detour. Instead of sticking to the mountains in the South, I would go westwards to Gonbad Kavus and look at an old tower there. This would cost me one walking day, but I liked old towers.
Also, there was a hotel in Gonbad that was called Hotel Ghaboos, which sounded a bit like Hotel Caboose, and so it was settled. I had to walk to Gonbad!
But first I had some watermelon with Mehdi, my friend from the night before:
Then I walked.
I walked past ruined buildings:
Past women carrying babies:
Past rice fields:
And past more of the purple flowers from two days earlier:
It was nice to be able to see the mountains in the distance:
I took another self-timer jumping shot:
Maybe I was spending too much time alone.
About one or two hours before Gonbad, I left the road and took a little dirt track that went through the fields:
It was much better. There was the occasional farm house:
And there was air to breathe:
When I finally entered Gonbad from a tiny back road, it felt almost as if I was sneaking in:
But I had not gone undetected. A storm was brewing, and I had to walk fast if I wanted to outrun it:
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Ann Liu
Wow! That’s a very high jump!! Chris showed us the big part of the world. You are so inspiring.
Christoph Rehage Post author
thanks, ann!
戚
嘿,雷克。
我是来自中国读者,今天刚读完你的《徒步中国》大陆版,你的书真的很有意思,因为书中的你是一个有血肉的人。
希望你以后的旅行一切顺利。
Christoph Rehage Post author
谢谢
戚
很庆幸你的个人网站没有被“墙”,上一条邮箱似乎写错了。
不知道你以后还会不会继续写中国的故事呢?
Christoph Rehage Post author
可能吧
Pingpa
Oh fields of rice and wheat!
Christoph Rehage Post author
yes