Monthly Archives: June 2008


Website updating day today in the lovely city of Gaotai. I arrived back to my hotel after a five hour session at the internet cafe (five hours cost me 10RMB; that’s 1 Euro), and the place was seething with lycra-clad western cyclists. None of them could speak English. Makes sense […]

Day 709 – CHINA (GANSU): Rest day in Gaotai


Today’s distance / ???????: 51.8 miles / 83.4km Average speed / ????: 9.1mph / 14.6km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 5h 43m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 5327mi plus 377mi (?) / 8573km plus 606km (?) Ascent / ??: 300 Descent / ??: 475 End-of-day GPS coordinates: N39° […]

Day 708 – CHINA (GANSU): From Qingshui to Gaotai


Today’s distance / ???????: 42.6 miles / 68.5km Average speed / ????: 8.9mph / 14.3km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 4h 46m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 5275mi plus 377mi (?) / 8490km plus 606km (?) Ascent / ??: n/a Descent / ??: n/a End-of-day GPS coordinates: N39° […]

Day 707 – CHINA (GANSU): From Jiuquan to Qingshui



Today’s distance / ???????: 51.3 miles / 82.6km Average speed / ????: 9mph / 14.5km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 5h 41m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 5233mi plus 377mi (?) / 8422km plus 606km (?) Ascent / ??: 225m Descent / ??: 520m End-of-day GPS coordinates: N39° […]

Day 706 – CHINA (GANSU): From Qinquan to Jiuquan


Today’s distance / ???????: 42.3 miles / 48.1km Average speed / ????: 10mph / 16km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 4h 15m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 5179mi plus 377mi (?) / 8335km plus 606km (?) Ascent / ??: 365m Descent / ??: 85m End-of-day GPS coordinates: N39° […]

Day 705 – CHINA (GANSU): From Rumen to Qingquan


There will be some changes. No more early mornings. After looking at how I have been travelling over the last month, I realise that I have been pushing myself to amazing extremes. Effectively I have only been getting four to five hours sleep a night. Despite the long breaks in […]

Day 704 – CHINA (GANSU): Resting in Rumen





Today’s distance / ???????: 43 miles / 69km Average speed / ????: 9.8mph / 15.8km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 4h 22m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 5053mi plus 377mi (?) / 8132km plus 606km (?) Ascent / ??: 105m Descent / ??: 585m End-of-day GPS coordinates: N40° […]

Day 699 – CHINA (GANSU): From Xonliuyan to Guazhou



Today’s distance / ???????: 54 miles / 87km Average speed / ????: 8.6mph / 13.8km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 6h 20m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 5010mi plus 377mi (?) / 8063km plus 606km (?) Ascent / ??: 315m Descent / ??: 385m End-of-day GPS coordinates: N41° […]

Day 698 – CHINA (GANSU): From Xinxinxia Pass to Xonliuyan


Today’s distance / ???????: 27.4 miles / 44km Average speed / ????: 7.2mph / 11.6km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 3h 46m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 4955mi plus 377mi (?) / 7975km plus 606km (?) Ascent / ??: 650m Descent / ??: 200m End-of-day GPS coordinates: N41° […]

Day 697 – CHINA (XINJIANG): From




Today’s distance / ???????: 42 miles / 67.2km Average speed / ????: 8.7mph / 14km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 4h 47m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 4979mi plus 377mi (?) / 7853km plus 606km (?) Ascent / ??: 180m Descent / ??: 60m End-of-day GPS coordinates: N42° […]

Day 695 – CHINA (XINJIANG): From Hami to Lotojue






I’ve been a busy little bee here in Hami today. Two videos uploaded today. The first is all the action from the last five days on the road (there has been lots of it!) and the second is an introduction to the trailer setup I have on my longboard. Both […]

Day 693 – CHINA (XINJIANG): Videos in Hami


Today’s distance / ???????: about 30km Average speed / ????: n/a Time on skateboard / ????: n/a Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: n/a Ascent / ??: n/a Descent / ??: n/a End-of-day GPS coordinates: n/a I did not sleep well in the shack last night. Mice were scurrying. […]

Day 692 – CHINA (XINJIANG): From 30km west of Hami ...



Today’s distance / ???????: about 70km Average speed / ????: very slow Time on skateboard / ????: very long Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: lots Ascent / ??: 150m Descent / ??: 450m End-of-day GPS coordinates: dunno Yesterday I ran out of juice for my GPS. All my […]

Day 691 – CHINA (XINJIANG): From a road construction HQ ...


Today’s distance / ???????: about 70km Average speed / ????: very slow Time on skateboard / ????: very long Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: lots Ascent / ??: 1025m Descent / ??: 790m End-of-day GPS coordinates: dunno The day started well. Once again I was on the road […]

Day 690 – CHINA (XINJIANG): From a truck stop 40km ...


Today’s distance / ???????: about 40km Average speed / ????: slow Time on skateboard / ????: lots Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: dunno Ascent / ??: 525m Descent / ??: 400m End-of-day GPS coordinates: n/a I roused myself at 5:15am, about 30 minutes before a thin band of […]

Day 689 – CHINA (XINJIANG): From the middle of a ...



Today’s distance / ???????: 30km Average speed / ????: 9.8km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 3h 00m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 7703km plus 450km (?) Ascent / ??: 350m Descent / ??: 50m End-of-day GPS coordinates: N43° 10′ 54.00″, E091° 38′ 12.80″ There are many factors which […]

Day 688 – CHINA (XINJIANG): From 45km east of Shanshan ...






Greetings from Turpan. Yes, I was here two weeks ago. In two weeks I made it about 95km. Har. But all is well… How much does it cost you to go to a film at a movie theatre in your country? I presume it’s not much less than 10 to […]

Day 685 – CHINA (XINJIANG): Now, where was I?