Chinese National Highway G318 goes all over the China from Shanghai to the border of Nepal close to Mt Everest. Roads are limited in this corner of Tibet. Dreaming about crossing East Tibet I came to the conclusion that this will be my route. Yesterday I reached km 3879 and this was the easternmost point where foreigners are alloved to go from the Tibet side. The segment from this point to the official border with Sichuan province is closed for us.
I spent a night in Bomi, on kilometer 4012.
Wonderful snowy mountains greeted me at the sunrise. Today we will start to drive again 318 road toward Lhasa. Do not think thet 318 is a comfortable, wide freeway. On this segment it is regular, two-lane road with many bumps, exposed to the landslides (here it goes through the high mountains) and stones falling down… Black pigs and yaks are wondering around on the road and do not care about car horns. But the landscapes are extremely beautiful… This will be another day in the deep canyons of the white water rivers. The weather seems to be nice!
