Day 15, 114km:

We tried to get off the busy big road this morning and found a lovely quiet back road through the countryside. 8km on we found out why it was quiet. The bridge over a wide river had been washed away. Rather than go back, I waded in and pushed the bicycles through the brown water which smelt slightly of sewage. Amy escaped wet feet by arranging a piggyback. It rained most of the day and we passed more collapsed bridges destroyed by the recent floods. Gravel tracks over concrete pipes had been built around the ruins. We rejoined the main road further south where we cycled past numerous 'government spy cameras' which flash and take pictures of all that pass. With the incentive of a rest day tomorrow, Amy wanted to try and reach Chengdu by the end of the day so she peddled as fast as her little aching legs would allow. After 114km we made it with 5minutes of daylight to spare. We now have three rest days to look forward to :-)