Day 28 Chakazhen to Dulan（茶卡-都兰）

I am writing from the desert and the winds are strong! Throughout our travels today we came across a few camels that were relaxing and it seems less likely that we will come across beautiful women playing volleyball out here in the desert...
我在沙漠里写着博客，风好大啊！今天的骑行我们穿过了一些优哉游哉的骆驼群，不过不像是我们会遇见一些美女在玩沙滩排球。

We have long stretches where we don't see anyone and when we reach Golmud those distances will increase. At times we see travelers heading in the same direction, but eventually they will head to Lhasa and then the two of us will try to conquer the natural strength of the desert.
我们走了好长的路没有看见一个人，在我们到达格尔木前，这个路程将会增加。偶尔会遇到一些游客和我们一个方向，但是他们的目的地是拉萨，所以最终还是只有我们两人准备去征服前面浩瀚的沙漠。

We only came across a few kids today. One child we met lives in a very remote area along the highway and during his spare time he removes rabbits and snakes off the highway to make sure they don't get hit by cars and they stay safe...We gave him a football so when he has time from saving the snakes and rabbits, he can enjoy a little sport.
今天就遇到几个小孩子。其中一个住在非常偏远的公路旁，在他闲暇时间里，他会从公路赶走兔子和蛇，免得他们被车压死…我们给了他一个足球，希望在他保护完蛇和兔子后，也可以享受一下运动的快乐。

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We reached an elevation of 3672 meters and we continued climbing once we dropped from our highest point, we continued to ascend through a strong headwind.....However, battling the forces of nature is always fun and often I find myself speaking to the gods encouraging our fight through wind, rain and tough terrain...
我们到海拔3672米的地方了。当我们从一个最高点冲下去后仍然在继续爬坡，继续顶风在爬…尽管这样，和自然抗争总是很有趣的，我常常觉得自己是在跟上帝说话，他鼓励我们与风斗，与雨斗，与梯田斗…

We are getting closer to Golmud which will be our last stop at civilization for awhile. Looks like snake is on the menu to tonight! Bye for now...
我们离格尔木近了一些，那里将会是我们最后一次在居民区停留。看起来就好像是蛇在今晚的菜单上了！再见。。。