Today my final two American friends head off to Kanding where they can make their
way back to Chengdu. I get up and my aim is to catch the 2pm bus to Xincheng, from where I can make my way to Shangri-la. After speaking to some people at the bus station, it turns out my bus is most probably fully booked as it is the holiday period and so once again, my travels plans are scuppered. I end up spending another night i
n Litang and am told by the host, that the best thing for me to do is to try and get to Daocheng, which has strong daily connections with litang. I decide on this port of call and so spend most of the day relaxing. A quick walk around town and to the massive stupa on the outskirts gives me a break and I indulge in large amounts of fried Yak dumplings which are like small Cornish pasties and go down phenomenally.