Road trip | Inner Mongolia 2021 | Town of Arxan and boondocking at closed hotel | Day 15-16

Leaving fast the Arxan camping as our daughter got sick and nearest hospital is two hours away. Decided for boondocking at empty hotel with other fellow travelers

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July 16, 2021
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Boondocking at Zhi Xing Hotel parking

We had a plan to stay at Jin camping for another night and take more photos of it. But at 05:00 morning my daughter started to heavily vomit and she got a fever going up. As there is no pharmacy or hospital in the village (2h drive to the nearest) so we decided to leave the Jin Jiang Gou camping and head for the nearby town with a hospital. Don’t remember now what hospital we found on the mobile but needed to drive-thru Xincheng Residential District and Arxan town. We found a pharmacy but we could not buy any of the items recommended by the doctor as there are restrictions due to the Covid situation. Even basic medication for diarrhea needs to have a doctor’s prescription.

Street view of Xincheng Residential District, small-town/village

Pharmacy in Xincheng Residential District, small-town/village — Stopped by the pharmacy to try to buy some medicine recommended by our insurance company doctor but could not buy any. As seen in the picture the water tank is full and the ball weight is quite heavy.

Small businees in China, selling newspaper and fixing shoes — Small business does not need big space. Selling newspaper and fix for your tired shoes

Road trip in China medicine box for the road — This is our medicine box with some basics. Fever, bandage, and cleaning of minor injuries.

Basic tools for road trip in China — Additional first aid kits, fire extinguisher, tire fix, and compressor. Had also basic hand tools with me which were handy many times

While driving thru Arxan suddenly on the right side, we saw many RVs and caravans parked and decided to make a u-turn to check it out. Maybe 30 RVs and caravans had made the camp at the empty Zhi Xing Hotel (Zhixing Grand Hotel) parking lot and we decided to stay for a short period. After some consultation by mobile with our insurance medical assistance, we decided to stay put and wait to see. We had some medication with Probiotics and fever-lowering + a lot to drink. If getting worse no matter what, we will head for the hospital. Luckily the vomiting and fever settled and she started to feel well. I think it must have been some sort of food poisoning. When traveling we always have a couple of first aid kits and a big box of basic medicine with us. Luckily the fever went down and the vomiting stopped.

RVs and caravans boondocking in China — Several RVs and caravans were boondocking at the closed hotel parking. This is the most DIY traveler in one place I have ever seen in China.

DJI drone road trip in China to Inner Mongolia — The daughter start to feel well and we took out our drone for some movies

Small tri-cycle on our road trip from Shanghai — What would you like to order? A small tri-cycle came by and asked what we would like to order.

Lunch with caravan on the road in China — Preparing for lunch and washing and peeling the vegetables

External burner for cooking in caravan China — This looks and tasted delicious. An external cooking burner is a must, especially if cooking the Chinese way with a wok pan.

Boondocking lunch in China Inner Mongolia — Today’s parking lot lunch. Delicious as usual. We try to keep the food as simple and healthy as possible.

After lunch taking it easy and enjoying the rainy weather in China — Now it is time to relax after the lunch

Generator needed during our road trip to Inner Mongolia — We had a portable generator of 2kW and today is the first time need to run it. Charging the batteries for the night.

Road trip | Inner Mongolia 2021 | Town of Arxan and closed hotel | Several RVs

This was a great community. Everybody shared their ideas and also show some innovative upgrades to their cars. Almost all caravans were imported ones and you can see the difference in design and quality. Of course, there is also a difference in price.