Typhooey and more Wall pics

Well, a couple days ago it was reported that we were directly in the path of typhoon Muifa. It was much ado about nothing, however, as the storm stayed offshore and slinked by to the north. Today all we saw were a few half-decent gusts and some light rain. I'm feeling gypped.

I've grown weary of the photo-a-day. Instead, here are a few more pics from the Great Wall. These are from day two, when we hoofed it to Jinshanling.

Doing the Ralph Macchio.

The suspension bridge at Simatai reservoir

The descent to the Simatai reservoir bridge.

And a treat for those of you who read this far! As we left the Jinshanling access area, I needed to use the facilities so followed signs to this cesspool. It smelled worse than it looks. I turned and walked out immediately, then decided that it was at least worth a photo. There were insects buzzing everywhere and filth pooling at the bottom of the troughs. Awesome. Well, mother nature called, but at least it wasn't of the squatting variety. It turns out a proper bathroom was another 5 minutes down the path.