Luck Ran Out

Yesterday my luck finally ran out. Not in the worst ways possible and nothing too serious but annoying nonetheless.

Went for a late evening sauna and massage (I can almost hear the raised eyebrows from here, thanks) and put my clothes in the locker. Can't take it with you. When finished I put my stuff back on and realised I no longer had my phone or cash. Seeing as I'm not entirely stupid I hadn't brought my passport and wallet so I didn't lose out big time. Insurance will cover it. Sadly I had to spend some time with the police to file the report but had plenty of time as the day's schedule was not too busy. My guide (who had to do the translation) already had a fairly ordinary opinion of me and this didn't help. Meh.

So anyway, I flew to Kunming. All good. My contact there made sure I was all set for the transfer to go to Guiyang. This was required because for some reason the contact in Lijiang hadn't booked the flight to Kunming. Hmmm. Anyway, we flew to Guiyang, went above the airport while they attempted to defrost the runway, but then they gave up and closed the airport. We then had to fly back to Kunming. Thankfully, China Airlines put us up in a hotel for the night (no hot water and shared rooms, but it isn't like I had a night booked in a 4 star hotel... no wait YES I DID! But the agent here didn't get me sorted - I'll be vainly asking for a refund on that night...).

But this morning, the flight reached Guiyang. Met at the airport by the local contact who then said that there would need to be some changes. All innocence I ask what. Apprently all the roads out of town are closed. Guiyang is not an especially interesting town (although this is a nice hotel): it is the places around that I want to go to. Near Anshun there is a big waterfall, and Kaili sounds like a fascinating town. That's why I came here. Not for Guiyang.

So hmmm, bitch and gripe. I hope to get to Huongguoshu falls and to Kaili. If I can't make the rest I'll be okay, but those two are high priorities

Ah heck. A few annoying days isn't going to put the damper on an extraordinary thing.