Day 29&30 Dalun to Golmud（都兰-格尔木）

When we left Dalun we began riding through strong winds and heavy rain. My Chinese raincoat was holding strong, but poor Ho Young was suffering...so I lent him my jacket to get through the treacherous weather conditions. I thought my manly coat could get me through the ride sporting just bike shorts and a t-shirt, but we had to make a couple stops to get back the sensation in our bodies...
我们一离开都兰就开始在狂风和暴雨中前进。我的中国式雨衣很不错，但是可怜的小柳同学就惨了…我就把我的夹克给了他，好对抗恶劣的天气。我本以为我的自行车运动服、T恤、雨衣这三个神器足矣，但是我们又不得不停留了几站以找回我们体内的灵感。

We made a stop at a Tibetan hut and we met some other travelers who firing up the "baijiu"...which is the equivalent to moonshine. These boys were playing "baijiu roulette" and they wanted me to join the festivities; however, I left my dancing shoes at home and our mission is far from complete...
我们在一个藏民的帐篷里停了一站。遇见好几个旅行者，他们正在喝“白酒”…这些家伙们在赌酒，还邀请我一起玩。但是我忘记带我的舞鞋了，我们的任务还远远没有完成…

Our progress was slow due to the weather conditions and to make matters worse Ho Young's wheel got bent which meant his day was over. We were positioned in the middle of know where, but eventually a truck passing by took Ho Young to the next town. I met Ho Young at a truck stop 100 km past Dulan heading west and we decided to spend the night. The next morning Ho Young and I would part ways as he needed to head to Golmud via truck to get his bike fixed...
由于天气原因，我们的进展很慢，更糟糕的是小柳同学的车轱辘瘪了，这意味着他今天算是泡汤了。我们半途停了下来，幸好有辆汽车经过，小柳同学就搭车去了下一个镇子。我和他在过都兰离100公里远的地方的一个汽车站会合，我们决定就那里过夜。第二天早晨，我和小柳同学将分别行动，他需要乘车到格尔木去修他的坐骑…

Golmud was 240 km away from the truck stop so I decided to wakeup at 4:30 am to attempt to complete 240 km in one day. I was making good progress at the beginning averaging 20 km per hour, but then came the winds....I was traveling through the open desert and never in my life have I cycled through such strong winds! If you want a good workout pull a 200 pound bike and trailer through the desert cycling against 50 km winds... I felt like I was getting pushed around at the school ground and mother nature was laughing at my expense...At times I was averaging 7 km per hour when there was a slight incline and it was very frustrating because my goal was becoming unattainable....I witnessed a gentlemen heading the opposite direction with a kite attached to the back of his bike and he flew by me with a look of pure joy...He wasn't even pedaling...He could of had a cocktail and just enjoyed the ride...Here I am heading backwards trying to keep my bike balanced and then this guy zooms by with his bat mobile...I felt like body checking him off his bike...
格尔木离那个汽车站有240公里，我决定早上4:30就起床，希望能一天就骑到格尔木。开始我进展的不错，能有20公里的时速，但是不久就起风了…我是在穿越沙漠，我这一辈子还没有在如此猛烈的狂风中骑行过！骑着200磅重的带拖车的自行车，顶着时速50公里的狂风，你能想象那是怎样的一种考验吗？我感觉自己是在学校操场上任人摆布了，大自然母亲在嘲笑我。那段时间我每小时只能骑7公里，每当碰到一个小坡我就会非常沮丧，感觉好像我根本无法越过…我目睹了一位先生迎面骑来，他背后装了个像风筝一样的东西，和我擦肩而过时，我看出他既得意又开心…他根本不用踩踏板，他甚至可以来杯鸡尾酒，享受旅程就可以了。我这里却是顶着风，还得努力保持着自行车的平衡，渐渐地，那家伙走远了，背后看去就像个蝙蝠侠…我羡慕嫉妒恨啊…

I stopped for lunch and had a rest for awhile. I met a boy and his father at the truck stop so I gave them a soccer ball and shared our story. It is very difficult in these rural areas to obtain equipment; therefore, children have to find other means to have fun and play. It doesn't take much to make people happy and I am glad we can contribute....
午饭时我停下来休息一会儿。在一个汽车站我遇见一位男孩子和他父亲一起，我就给了他一个足球，并且讲了我的经历。在这些乡村地区很难得到体育器材，因此但愿他能有新的运动方式。有时候让别人开心并不需要给予太多，我和高兴我能做出我自己的一份努力…

At lunch I said a prayer to the wind gods, but my wish wasn't answered....I managed to complete 170 km and finished riding at 10 o'clock...I had no idea where I was going to spend the night and I saw an exit off the highway which had a town positioned 8 km away...I was going down this dark road and then I came across this great community! The people were amazing helping me with accommodation and making sure I was well fed....This country has been very kind to us and it has been wonderful to give back.
午饭时我祈祷上帝让风停停，但是显然上帝没有听见…我一直骑到晚上10点才完成了170公里…我不知道该怎样过夜，这时我看见有个岔口通向8公里外的一个小镇…我就沿着这条小路摸黑向前骑，随后就来到一个了不起的社区！这里的人们很友善的帮助我，提供了住处和很好的食物…这个国家对我们真好，我们也很乐意给出回报。

Today I woke up early and finished the remaining 70 km. We cannot cycle any further in the province of Qinghai because foreigners are not permitted to cycle through military areas.  Tomorrow we will be transported to the border of Xinjiang to finish our last part of our journey. The trailer is refilled and I hope everyone has been enjoying the tales of Ho Young and Hayes....Jiayou!
今天我起的很早，完成了剩下的70公里路程。我们不能继续在青海骑行了，因为这部分是军事管制区，不让外国人骑车穿越。明天我们将乘车到新疆境内去完成我们最后一部分路程。我的小拖车又装满了，但愿每个人都能喜欢海耶丝和柳豪英的故事…加油！