CRYSTAL AND ISABEL This is a weblog for Crystal Sun Zhao and Isabel Sun Zhao. As parents, we'd like to keep the records for them as much as we can.

On May 18th, I took Crystal, Isabel and Dandan to watch 2013 IAAF Diamong League Shanghai. Lots of best track and field players had attended the game.

On April 26th, I took Crystal and Isabel to a 3 days’ trip of 徽杭古道. 徽杭古道 is an old road connecting 安徽 and 浙江. The whole distance is about 25 km. It’s more for beginner backpacking people.

Day 1. We left Shanghai around 4pm after they finished their school. I found a van on the internet who agreed to give us a lift to 绩溪. The guy drove fast. But there were a few accidents on the highway. So the overall speed was not very fast. We arrive at 绩溪 after 10pm.

Day 2. We got up early and walked almost an hour to the gate of 徽杭古道. We started about 9am. Two girls were happy walking inside the mountains. I carried the only bag we brought with us. There are many small villages along the road, every few kilometers where we can buy water and food. We arrived at 蓝天凹 around 2pm. We rented a camp where we stayed overnight. The camp is a little bit small for 3 of us. We played some cards after dark. During the midnight, the camp became loose because the wind was very strong. I had to go out to fix the issue while both girls knew nothing about it.

Day 3. It’s mostly downhill today. We arrived at the village around 1pm where we could take the bus to another city. Finally, we arrived at Hangzhou around 4pm and took the train back to Shanghai.