Day two required an early start and we all clambered wearily into a bus at 6:00am to head off to the great wall. The section we visited was a two hour drive from Beijing but there being no shops on the wall itself, it was quite clear of the major tourist routes and so it was a fairly peaceful spot. We got the cablecar up and walked for a good few hours in the sweltering heat before getting a speedly ’street luge’ back down to the bottom again. If one thing surprised me slightly, it is just how steep the wall is at some points. After a shower and some food, we headed out to the shops where the girls did some bartering. We also managed to find an off-the-beaten-track monsoon factory outlet which someone had recommended where they sold the current range of monsoon clothing at 75% off the UK price which kept Mum and Bethan happy!
Jono
