The last day of the May Day break is already here, which is the usual reminder that good times go by fast. This one felt full in the simple sense: we ate, drank, played, and got a few things done.
On the 1st, the three of us went climbing at Lingshan Shishu in Anqing. It is not a tall mountain. The valley is packed with huge rocks, and the route squeezes through gaps between them from the bottom to the top. It took us about two hours, and it was a fun stretch of walking. Guoguo called it an adventure. We came down along the footpath.
It is a low-key spot with no particularly striking views. Tickets are 25 yuan each. Most people climbing there were families with children, and the place was not crowded—just a few small groups here and there.
On the 2nd, the coating on top of the redwood wall had partly peeled off and looked bad, so we hired two workers to scrape it off. The whole family joined in to help. Work is glorious, after all. In the evening we cooked a bowl of crayfish and had some beer.
On the 3rd, a few friends got together for cards and food. We goofed off for the whole day.
On the 4th, after Guoguo finished art class, we watched a movie, 《苍茫的天涯我的爱》. It is a purely relaxing film—not many laughs, but not many dull stretches either. At 30 yuan a ticket, it was worth it. The scenery on the Inner Mongolian grassland looked beautiful.
