Today morning was a lazy one as I decided to skip catching Sunrise and snoozed in bed till 9am. After washing up, my two friends and I headed out to grab some breakfast together. Finally I managed to satisfy my craving for fried dough fritters 油条 and Soya bean milk 豆浆. I also had some plain porridge to fill me up.
We planned to explore the countryside today on bicycle but after breakfast, we were tempted to use electric scooters 点单车 instead. Upon checking the prices, we found out that a good mountain bike cost 30-50rmb to rent for a day while a electric scooter cost 35rmb to rent a day. Obviously we went for the electric scooters. After having driven one for an hour yesterday, I was craving for more. It was a struggle last night on deciding if I should go for a bicycle since I thought I would be alone today. However, the choice was made easily this morning at the shop.
Since I knew the way to the scenic area 十里画廊, I led the way. With me being the scooting noob of the pack, it was really nice that the two guys were patient with me. We headed to moon mountain and wanted to go via Longtan ancient village to Yulong River but the path was no longer available and we had to backtrack and take another path down.
A while later, we made the decision to ride on the hiking path instead of the small road and it was a good idea since it brought us so much nearer to the river and we could stop anytime to take photographs. The whole ride was an adventure for me since it was the second time I drove a scooter, the first being yesterday. After a while, I've gotten the hang of maintain the speed at slow speeds, which was tricky at first. We had to traverse across some dirt roads and rocky paths for almost an hour and it was obviously better suited for hikers and mountain bikes. The bumpiness and up down slopes was quite exciting since it meant that I had to control my scooter's balance and speed even better.
We were constantly rewarded with scenic views and by the time we reached dashizhai Village 大石寨, it was already 4pm. We had been riding since 11am. I then led us back to Yangshuo via Chaoyang Village 朝阳村 and Jima Village 驥马村, before entering Yangshuo itself.
The five hours riding the scooter along the countryside was such an exciting experience, coupled with one of the best sceneries I've ever seen in my life. The next time I return to Yangshuo, I'll surely go scooting along the riverside again!
Back in Yangshuo, one of my friends had to leave while the other wanted to rest in the hostel. I rested a while, then headed out for dinner on my own. I decided to have it at the same restaurant as the previous night, trying some other local delights instead. After dinner, I had a leisurely walk around the waking streets xijie 西街 and diecuijie 叠翠街 before heading back to the hostel to rest in the room.
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