Monday, May 11, 2009

Hui-Hang Caravan Trail - planning diary

Didn't know that this place exists until our train ride to Huangshan.
The couple that shared our bunk in the train were heading there for a 25km hike... walking from the Anhui Border to Hangzhou- hence the name Hui-Hang.

After the Huangshan trip, we started looking for more information about this place... since we are now officially addicted to hiking and going to new places...

And the overnight train ride made it especially attractive because the scenery of the villages that we passed while on the train was really beautiful. And the overnight train ride made it possible for a 2 day weekend trekking adventure.

After popping the idea to my partner in crime- we managed to got another two accomplices for our trip- it was going to be a camping trip! And i have never been one before since I last left school ages ago so it was very exciting.

The date was set 24th to 26th April.

20th to 22nd.... we were planning so vigorously...!!!

As it was self-hiking route we have to make sure we take the right bus and we have timing in schedule....

After we managed to plan everything. And booked the tent- I made my way to the train ticketing office- long queue... it was a week before the famous Wu yi holiday across China.
When I finally got to my turn- lady said mai wan le....
Sad face.

So we started planning to go from the Hangzhou end... also hoping that there will be train ticket to Hangzhou, BUT the same... mai wan le... why is there so many people heading that direction?
It must be the spring travel fever that all of us got....!

Anyway second try coming this Friday.

I made my way to the ticketing agent office for the second time for the same purpose- bought the tickets and got them easily... then partner-in-crime discovered that I bought the wrong one- train time depart at 17:00 instead of 22:35 that we were planning to ride on.
Whoops my bad did not check properly- so I made my way back to the ticketing office and to my surprise discovered that Shanghai - Huangshan night train has been changed to evening morning 15 hour ride!!!

Since we are all working... we refunded our tickets- and bought a Shanghai Hangzhou ticket.

It would be interesting since we are going Hang Hui not Hui Hang. Plus the predicted thunderstorm this weekend- the boys ofcourse are kept from this news!

It is going to be an interesting trip so watch this space...

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