Although it was autumn, the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet (西藏).Our legs were so heavy and cold that 1felt like big pieces of ice.Have you 2seen snowmen ride bicylces? That’s what we looked like! Along the way children who were3long wool coats stopped to look at us. In the late 4.
we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze (结冰).However, the lakes 5like glass in the setting sun and loooked wonderful.
Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual. She was in high spirt and I knew I didn't need to 6her.To climb the mountains was hard work but as we 7us, we were surprised by the view. We seemed to be able to see for miles, and we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through clouds. After a while, we began going8the mountains. It was great fun especially as it slowly became much9.At the foot of the mountains, colourful butterflies flew around us and we saw many sheep eating green grass. Then we had to10 .
Our caps, gloves and trousers for T-shirts and shorts. In the early evening we stopped to 11.We put up our tent and then we ate. Afte supper Wang Wei went to sleep but I stayed 12.At midnight the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter.As I13below the stars I thought about how far we had already travelled. We will reach Dali in Yunan Province soon, where our cousins will join us. We 14hardly wait to see them!
