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Breathe and Reboot

Ahhhh, so we finally made it out of the hostel yesterday.

Tate and I went on a little hike and a walk around town, and only got a little wet!  The hike ended pretty quickly.  It was really beautiful but after about 15 minutes we got stuck in a mosquito infested bamboo jungle and I was NOT HAPPY

Tate was enjoying himself!

It felt great to be outside though and get a little exercise.  Post-hike was went looking for some fruit and veg because I was in need of some raw food.    And it was DELICIOUS!   I snacked on some yummy plums, a cucumber, and a carrot.

 

I told you it’s been raining A LOT!

After our walk it was time for dinner.  We had an appetizer of grilled tofu on the way to the restaurant.

Tate and I each ate one square.  It was tasty but oversalted and overoiled, like a lot of food in China.

Dinner was tasty and very nutritious.   Tomato and egg soup, a thin plain broth with lots of tomatoes and about two eggs.  Poached? Scrambled?  Somewhere in-between… It is pretty boring really but when you’re eating out 2-3 times a day sometimes you need simple, and the broth was great on my sore throat.  I also ate a big plate of stir fried veggies with shiitake mushrooms, great for the immune system!

We picked up some passionfruit from a street vendor on the way back to the hostel.

O.K., I know, a food photographer I am not…I’ll keep working on it!

(They were delicious though, a bit tart and really fragrant)

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Cabin Fever

Grrrr…
We haven’t seen the sun since arriving in China!  And since arriving in Yangshuo 3 days ago it has been POURING!  And I am sick!  A combination that leads to very low motivation in my book.

I did manage a yoga session after lunch (I know, bad yogi-posturing with a full belly!).  I knew the cabin fever was starting to raise when Tate came into our room while I was down-dogging and starting pacing and snapping and burping and smacking his gum.  Now, believe me, he is usually VERY RESPECTFUL of my space when I am doing yoga but like I said…the rain!  I stormed out and finished my routine in the hallway.  So much for a peaceful yoga state.  I did feel much more serene when I finished and returned to the room for push ups, bi’s, and tri’s.

TODAYS PUSH UP VARIATION….

The Down Dog Push Up

  • Start in yoga down dog pose but with a wide hand position, like a traditional push up
  • Keeping the relationship between upper and lower body (the triangle) lower your head and shoulders towards the floor
  • Straighten arms to start position

*Make it harder by raising one leg high in the air (three leg down dog)*

This push up puts less emphasis on your core than a traditional push up but more on your latissamus dorsi (go away, bra overhang!).

I did 2 sets of 15 with the leg raised and 2 sets of 15 with feet down.

Oh, wow, it’s afer 4pm and the extent of being out of the hostel today has revolved around walking to the restaurant for breakfast and then again for lunch! 

Must. leave. hostel. 

Rain or shine, here I go.

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