Big birthday, but no cake

I have been getting birthday wishes from family and friends in the forms of email and SMS.  I love it!  It's good to know that I'm remembered, even though I'm so far away.  

It's a big one, but we happen to be in a village - Chengyang, Guangxi - where a handful of guesthouses serve up country cooking.  There is nothing that resembles my idea of a cake.  It's a small price to pay for being on the road.

Chengyang Village: famous covered bridge at left.