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After we had to leave Changchun in such a hurry, we were able to rest a bit on Pingtan. Surely this was also due to the fact that we arrived before our kitematerial, which was on the road longer than we. And Denny was still working from his home office on the island. By the way, traveling at short notice is the non plus ultra here in China. The flights become cheaper and cheaper up to 3 days before departure, instead of more and more expensive like in our country. But then yo

In August we took a few days off and went to the sea. Kites, fridge, cat in the car and off we went. From Changchun towards Qinghuangdao and stay where it's nice, always along the water. We had a tent on the roof. In Qinghuangdao, the Great Wall of China ends in the sea, which we actually wanted to see, but we didn't even get there. We only got as far as the motorway exit. There we had to turn around again, the police wouldn't let us through. We still don't know what their pr

At the end of May I had my super-duper birthday party. With lots of sunshine, a wonderful cake, champagne and water guns. It was just too hot... And since June, we've been using every weekend again to get to the water. I already introduced you to the spot on the river in the last blog. This time there are also a few kite pictures and a walk of shame from Fabi ;) including getting stuck up to his thigh in the mud. (I helped him, of course, AFTER I took the photo). And we found

March 11 - April 28 2 months 7 weeks 49 days 1176 hours 70560 minutes 4233600 seconds This was our lockdown. From 28 April there were the first relaxations: 1 person per household may leave the residential area on foot 1x a day for 3 hours to buy food, which is limited and sold on allocation, at a maximum distance of 2km... But we stayed at home even the first few days, because they said you needed a permit for these "trips" (and we didn't have one). In addition, there were e

We are now in week 5. Weeks 1 and 2 were quite relaxed. Week 3 had some challenges in terms of getting food. Since week 4 we are no longer allowed to go for a walk. And now, in week 5, there are worries. And there is no end in sight. There is also no date for new talks when an opening might take place. At least not as far as I know. What is our situation? Getting food is turning into a task that is exhausting and nerve-wracking: Since we are no longer allowed to leave the hou