Day 14 Shang Luo to Xi'an

We are now in Xi'an! We have cycled 1600 km and have been through many communities to share our message. We still have 3750 km left in our journey before we reach our destination and I have to be back to work for August 22nd.....The adventure has just begun!

我们现在到西安啦！我们已经骑了1600公里，在很多社区传播了我们的理念。我们距离终点仍然有有3750公里，而且我在8月22号就要开始工作…冒险才刚刚开始！

The first 40 km was climbing hills and today we refilled the trailer so it was extra work for the legs...and then we reached the highest point of the "Lanzhou" highway in which we enjoyed a 35 km descend. Along the way we stopped at various points to distribute equipment to communities located in the mountains....One of the villages I gave a child a soccer ball and then he made some type of tribal call to alert the other children and they came running from all directions! I was alone because Ho Young was dealing with a flat tire and I needed some backup quickly! There were children running towards me naked trying to get a ball...adults yelling because they were unhappy with the size of ball their child received...I was under attack by children and adults! I was trying to communicate to the people to get some type of order to control the chaos and eventually I was able to manage the group and Ho Young finally showed up to provide some extra help....We got out alive and we continued our way to Xi'an.

一开始的40公里都是上坡路，今天我们又把拖车装满了所以更耗费体力…然后我们到达了“兰州”高速的最高点并享受了35公里的下山路。一路上我们到了好几 个山里的村庄发放体育器材…在其中一个村子里，我给了一个孩子一个足球，结果他召唤了别的孩子，然后所有人就从四面八方涌来了！我当时独自一人，因为小柳 同学去处理爆胎了，我需要支援啊！有的孩子不穿衣服就跑过来向我要球…大人们在大喊因为他们嫌自己孩子得到的球太小了…我被大人小孩一块围攻了！我试着和 人们交流以找到控制当时混乱场面的办法，最后我总算解决了问题，小柳同学也赶来帮我了…我们活着走了出去，继续向西安前进。

We have been so fortunate throughout our journey....We have met so many great people and the scenery has been spectacular, especially over the past few days. Xi'an is an amazing place and I have very fond memories from my previous visit....We are going to enjoy the afternoon and then get back on the saddle after lunch. We are going to be heading back into the mountains and I will leave you with some photos from the past three days.

我们一路上其实还是很幸运的…我们遇到了很多非常善良的人，沿路的风景也非常美，尤其是过去这几天的。西安是个好地方，我上次来西安旅行的经历依旧历历在目…我们将享受这个下午，午饭后再回到自行车上。我们要向山里骑了，我会给你们看过去三天的照片的。

We have been so fortunate throughout our journey....We have met so many great people and the scenery has been spectacular, especially over the past few days. Xi'an is an amazing place and I have very fond memories from my previous visit....We are going to enjoy the afternoon and then get back on the saddle after lunch. We are going to be heading back into the mountains and I will leave you with some photos from the past three days.

我们一直在旅途中很愉快。。。我们见到了很多的好朋友和亲们，尤其是在前几天。西安是个非常奇特的城市，上次拜访的时候给我留了一个深刻的印象。后天，我们即将再往山脉前进！