October 14, 2004
Hotan
| Logbook for Oct. 14th, Day 349 | ||
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Start: Kashgar, China Time: 10:30 a.m. N: 39* 28.242 E: 075* 58.027 |
Finish: Hotan, China Time: 8:35 p.m. N: 37* 06.484 E: 079* 54.699 | Mileage: 311 |
| Notes: We had a beautiful drive east to the city of Hotan. The road was pretty good; it was paved and wide, with few potholes and rough spots. We passed through a few Uighur villages before entering the desert areas. It's all Uighur our here, including the language. Village areas are quite crowded with traffic consisting mainly of donkey cartss. From here, it's another 260 km to the turnoff where we will begin heading north along the "LONG DESERT HIGHWAY" through the Taklamakan Desert, whose name means "Those who enter do not leave." It's like Hotel California. (N.O.) | ||
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