Day 21 Lanzhou to Ledu

Yesterday we said goodbye to Lanzhou and we started our journey into the west. We are now in Qinghai! We are very close to a town called Ledu and we decided to setup camp right outside the city. Today a goat ventured up to our tent to greet us for our wake up call and now we are getting ready to head into Ledu to refill the trailer at the China post.
昨天我们对兰州说了再见，开始向西部骑行了。我们现在到青海了！我们离一个叫乐都的县很近，我们决定在城外扎帐篷。今天早上一只山羊勇闯我们的帐篷叫我们起床，现在我们准备好了到乐都的中国邮政去装满我们的小拖车。

We are starting to cycle through dry desert conditions. We are surrounded by towering mountains and we have been going through valleys  cycling along the "Huang He".
我们开始在干燥的沙漠里骑车了。我们身处群山之中，沿黄河穿梭于河谷之间。

Many of the towns we are passing through have many abandoned factories and closed down businesses. The further we go west we tend to see more struggling communities; however, the people we meet are very encouraging and are excited to hear our story.
我们经过的小镇大多有些废弃的工厂和倒闭的店铺。我们越是向西见到的在温饱线上挣扎的农村越多。但是，这里的人们都很受鼓舞，也很期待着听我们的故事。

Today we are going be making many stops to handout equipment. We are going to be heading past the capital of Qinghai which is Xining and heading closer to Qinghai Lake. Time to get pedaling...."let's go Ho Young!"
今天我们将多停几站发放体育器材。我们将经过青海的省会，西宁，并且离青海湖更近了。该上车了…“快点，小柳同学！”

Ho Young outside of a town called Hong Gu.
小柳同学在红古。

These nice ladies cooked us a great meal. This shot was taken in the town of Xihexiang outside of their restaurant.
这几位女士给我们做了很多好吃的菜。这张照片是在他们在西河乡的餐馆外照的。