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Ah…my sorry attempt at staying awake on my flight back from Beijing. Let’s see how cogent these thoughts will become; maybe there will be a few gems I can use in a real post another time. Who knows though – I’ve been up for a good 26 hours already, and I won’t be in bed for another 2? Ah well…

The final leg of my power drift in Asia was anything but uneventful. With only a little more than 24 hours to spend in Beijing as a tourist, there was much to see, and even more to do. Despite that, we managed to do pretty much all of what we wanted. It was unbelievable, but it’s true. We were able to do the Beijing Olympic Village, the imperial Summer Palace, and even fit in some fantastic food and a relaxing walking jaunt through the downtown core. It was a great way to end my trip and I will sorely miss seeing Jenn and Steve.

Speaking of Jenn and Steve, I was amazed with the abundance of fascination from the native Chinese and their penchant to take photos with those two. I was initially told this by Jenn the night I arrived in Beijing, but was unconvinced. That was, until we spent some time out. It was a mighty impressive sight! They were literally celebrities – at times stopping for some time to have their pictures taken with young Chinese girls and even some older men. I think they enjoyed their newfound stardom, but I’m never always so sure about that. It was pretty amusing from my perspective though.

In any case, I should get back to importing my photos into Lightroom. I must have taken 700 shots at the Summer Palace and it will be hell going through them all. I really enjoyed my power drift, but I’m pretty much ready to be back home and pick up wherever my life left off.

Man, it’s crazy to think that only 24 hours ago, I was sitting in an electric powered boat in the lake of the Summer Palace taking gorgeous pictures of its majestic majesty, and now I’m sitting at home just typing away. I am mighty impressed by the entirety of it all.

Not sure when I’ll post again, so don’t expect anything from me any time soon. Until next time.