It was so good to wake up today and see the sun shine. They say things look a bit better on a sunny day.

My Airbnb host is a tiny dynamo and is such a character. She is juggling 3 properties at the moment and the one I booked in to was needing work and so she asked if I could go to another room for two days and then go there, I said “ok” She then asked me if I was interested in sharing a flat with her and I thought why not, if the price is right. So maybe my accommodation is sorted.

But today I went out to an outdoor centre at Xishan, which is on Taihu Lake. The sun was out and the sky was nearly blue.

I tried using the climbing ropes and to my surprise and the others I actually managed to do it.

This is a place that children and young adults come to, to learn leadership skills and of course survival skills. They learn about nature and the environment and I think this is just a great place for young Chinese to get away from the slog of study study study.

And it looks like the big firewall has been turned up quite a bit since I left and so my VPN ain’t working at all, and so I’m glad that I am able to still upload to my blog.