The End/Continuation

It has been a long time coming that I wrap this blog up and it is in part due to the fact that I almost didn't want to draw a line under the whole thing that I have been so tardy in compleating it. I am now in London after leaving the journey behind some 10 or 11 days ago and have had ample time to reflect on what has been an amazing but challenging time for us.
The truth is that almost immediately after finishing the last blog post our journey was brought to an untimely end. As we left the internet cafe we realised that my already battered back wheel had finally had enough and had buckled somewhat. We sat down outside a supermarket to contemplate the consequences of our trip being effectively over. It had long since been Thomas' desire to get to the pacific ocean and this gave us the perfect opportunity to do just that straight away.
From Datong we took a train direct to the coast and a place called Beidaihe(not strictly the Pacific, but as close as we were likely to get). Here we whiled away 3 or 4 days discussing where it all went wrong and feeling a little bit sorry for ourselves if truth be told. The beaches were heavily patrolled by Chinese police and unfortunately camping was not permitted as we found when we camped there and were moved on by an impatient officer.
There was some good news however in that the next part of the trip had cinematic twist. By that I mean that we lived in an airport for a few days like Tom Hanks in "The Terminal". Desperate to change our flights and get on the next phases we had headed to Beijing with the hope that the flight companies would allow us to do so. There turned out to be no places to camp near the airport and so the air-conditioned safety of terminal 1 became our first hostel in Beijing, followed the next nights by T3. There isn't really a great deal to tell about these days and so I will say no more of it.

Finally, on Tuesday 4th August 2009 Thomas and I parted ways in a strong manly tearless way in Terminal 3 from Beijing International Airport.
And that was it...


Thomas' journey does however continue and he has a blog of his own which you should all read and become followers of. I don't think he has updated it yet but it is only a matter of time. He will be more inclined if you support him and send him messages of support. The address is as follows:

www.tomgoesitalone.blogspot.com

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