Well, as you all know from yesterday’s post, we visited the Mutianyu portion of the Great Wall yesterday. Other than a short time of panic, the day was really quite exceptionally wonderful! You know those party games where people have to guess things about you? I always used the fact that I hoped to visit the Great Wall before I died. This visit marks my fourth and honestly, it doesn’t get old. I can’t get enough of the mountains and the feeling of being where thousands of people have trod for thousands of years, wow! It’s honestly something I don’t just remember, I cherish it.
Yesterday was hot in the city and slightly cooler on the wall. That coolness was short lived though with carrying the kids and marching up and down. We chose to go to this section of the wall knowing we could ride the gondola up and the bobsled down. It’s still a fair hike in between, especially for Samuel.
Samuel has had a number of reactions from and to people here in China. Most people have been curious and some have been atrociously rude. I’d like to say it’s specific to this area of the world, but I regret to inform that it just seems like a part of humanity. :/ Anyway, Samuel started the trip ducking his head and then he decided to tune most people out. This day at the wall, he really just became focused. He was a champion. Stephen was too. He picked him up the tricky well worn paths that were too steep or slippery for him to navigate and marched him through them. The rest of the way Samuel walked. And people clapped and cheered and gave him the thumbs up. A fellow and his daughter were visiting the wall from Hong Kong, but had been to visit Vancouver and Victoria last year! The father bought both his daughter and Samuel a medal. Samuel has carried it around like the champion he is. We are beyond proud of him.
Pardon the photo heavy post (not that you mind), but it is one of my favourite places, after all.
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