Took a brief rest at the hotel, then came out to thunder and increasing winds. Suddenly the beautiful blue lake was churning.

We stopped for a late lunch; Claire asked for kebab and I asked for wings. The waiter came back and said they didn’t have either, so Claire ordered chicken. I asked for goulash…they didn’t have that, and he told us they only have chicken and traditional beef with potatoes and dumplings, so I went with chicken as well. Why bother giving us a menu if you only have two items?

Anyway, it was served like fajitas and was actually a bit spicy. The best meal of the trip so far:

There’s a Dungan (Hui Chinese Muslim) restaurant nearby, which we’ll have to try. Shawarma and noodles? Kebab and Szechuan? Don’t turn that dial.

The sea was angry that day, my friends:

There are awesome snowcapped mountains on the horizon, I swear.

Looks like it’ll be chilly (70ish) tomorrow, and hopefully not so windy. The sand stung like a so-and-so.