Day 3 - Badaling to Xiahuayuan

Heather in her tent preparing food
My tent not warm enough to stand the cold Breakfast in the Farm stay
Farm stay warm bed
Ulla having a cup of coffee

Today's Distance: 77.okm
Average Speed: 14.9 max:48.5
Time on Bike: 5 hr 10 min
Ascent: min 2% max: 6%
Max altitude: 626m
Today's spending: rmb 45
Total Distance to date: 168.o km
Total spending to date: rmb 236

Morning dizzling and the temp was 8 degree, very very cold. Following route 110 but were full of trucks loaded with coal, the trucks mostly have 22 wheels on them and you can feel the road is shaking when they zoom passed. We decided to go for the side road although longer and sometimes gravel surface,but we were happy to see a better views and met some villagers,friendly and smiling always.It was 5.30pm and we decided to camp as a deserted brickhouse. Someone must have told the land ownner when he came and asked us "What u fellows doing in my land?'' He looks ok to allow us when i spoke nicelly in mandarin that we are here to camp for a nite and had no bad intention.