Difficulties getting to Laos...

Bags, bikes, tools and trailers packed, Cyril and I were ready to leave China...but somehow we booked our flights at different airports and one of us was doomed to run into a few challenges with the airline China eastern....Cyril made it to Laos yesterday and I am currently in Kunming waiting  for the snow storm to pass! My flight was delayed out of Shanghai for a few hours which is common for domestic flights, but during the delay the weather in Kunming took a turn for the worst and we made a detour to Chengdu....I slept through the announcement and I didn't clue into the fact I was in another city until I made our way into the terminal greeted by a sign that says welcome to Chengdu! Saturday morning 8:30 am I was supposed to fly out of Kunming with Cyril to Laos, but my flight out of Chengdu didn't leave until 10:00am, so I missed my flight....With no other flights available Saturday, I had to sleep at a hotel lined up by the airline....let's just say I wish I would have brought my tent!
背包、自行车、工具还有小拖车，塞的满满的！Cyril和我已经准备好离开中国，但是我们却没有定到同一个航班的机票，我们中的一个注定要接受中国东方航空公司的挑战，Cyril昨天就到老挝了，我现在却在昆明等着雪暴过去！我的航班在离开上海时就延误了几个小时，这在国内航班是家常便饭了，但是在飞机起飞后昆明的气候却更差了，我们的飞机只能绕道成都，我一直睡着了，下飞机后看见成都欢迎你的字样才知道我是在成都了！本来是周六早上8点半的航班从昆明和Curil一起出发去老挝，但是我的航班却一直在成都直到10点才起飞，所以我错过了我的航班，当天也没有其他航班了，我不得不睡在航空公司安排的旅馆里，多希望这时候我的帐篷在旁边啊！

I was given a room and finally decided to put my head down for a rest when all of a sudden the door opened and an elderly Japanese man came into my room who didn't speak a word of English nor Chinese. He started to make himself at home and I asked him what he was doing in my room, assuming he was Chinese and all he would say is "yes yes" or "so so"....I went downstairs to speak to the receptionist and I was informed that the Japanese stranger was my roommate and that the airline would only provide accommodation under these conditions...haha. I am sure the Japanese man is a great guy...but I decided to call off our arranged plans....and pay for my own room...China eastern chronicles....!
我被分配到一个房间，正想倒头睡觉呢，一个上年纪的日本人闯了进来，他既不会英语也不会中文，他一来就像到了他自己家，我问他在我房间干什么，而他只会说“yes，yes”。我下楼跟前台交涉但是被告知航空公司只能提供这样的住宿，我相信那个日本老人是个不错的人，但是我还是决定不要这个免费午餐了，自己找个房间。哎，东方航空…

Sounds like Cyril is enjoying himself in the 30 degree weather in Vientiane and it looks like I am days behind in the first stage of the tour de Laos....Adventure never goes as planned, but it's the struggles we face that makes the journey so rewarding...I hope we can get on the road sooner than later....
似乎Cyril已经在越南享受着30度的天气了，而我在这次“环老挝拉力赛”中从一开始就落后了几天，计划总跟不上变化，但是每次这种历练总是让旅行变得与众不同，我希望我们能尽快上路啊！