Hey Graham,

I didn't see your message for some reason...
200km/day on average was the plan, and we're sticking to it so far ! Even did a 350km day 2 weeks ago, but of course we were absolutely knackered at the end of it.
Today for example on so-so roads between Luguhu and Liangshan (Xichang), Sichuan, we did 280km in approximately 7 hours. Tired ? Yes, but the landscapes are amazing...
Chinese drivers ? Terrible, absolutely terrible... Worse are the ones on 4x4 on the mountain roads : the roads is theirs, and you have no right to be in front of them, or fastest, or even on the road...