2005- Great Wall of China!

Phone Mr Sun, hop on a local bus and go 110 kms. north of Beijing, near Jin Shanling. There is a "Heaven

 on Earth" here, no tourists and you get to ride in Mr Sun's nifty little moto-truck up to the Great Wall". 

Watch the sunset over beautiful mountains and then head down to Mr Sun's for a beer and a 10 course Chinese meal prepared by his wife. After dinner and buying souvenirs (natch! we have a T-shirt that says we slept on the Great Wall of China as well as a Mao fur hat complete with red star!) hike up to the watchtower on the Great Wall in the dark, settle into sleeping bags BUT then get up and watch the stars revolve overhead all night and listen to the wind (Barbarian hordes?) howl up the sides of the Great Wall! Then, as "Morning Has Broken" plays in your head, watch the sunrise and gasp at the beauty of it all as sunlight floods the mountain ridges and the Great Wall which marches miles away from you in either direction while mist curls up from the valleys. We counted 35 watchtowers on top of the mountain peaks! We had to keep pinching ourselves.....unbelievable experience......for Mr Sun's cell number just Blog this site and we'll get it to you.