Wake up too late for Tai Chi, but find out it was a bit rubbish anyways! Today’s excursion takes us to the Lesser 3 Gorges. We disembark and get on a smaller ferry and then get taken to a place where we transfer to even smaller Sampans. Amazingly, the rain stops today! And we get to see some really beautiful landscapes! We were rowed up the river for 45mins, then the boatmen jumped off and towed the boats from ashore. Originally, the river was only
After lunch, we hit the Second and Third Gorges. It’s pretty amazing! Just like Chinese paintings! I can’t even think of the words to describe it. Just look at the pictures! I’ve seen some of the best views in
I went back onto the viewing galley and chatted to Claire, a traveller from Oz. She was on her way around the world and is going to a place near Xian to teach for a while. Had dinner and then chatted to an old Australian couple. Things got really weird and the topics ranged from society, socialism and technology! I really don’t know how it happens! People just seem to want to talk to me about these things! Spend the rest of the evening chatting to the riverboat guide, Vincent. I learn all about the life of a riverboat guide. He is only a few years older then me, but feels he is in a dead-end job! No chance of finding a good woman and no job prospects! The guys on the boat actually work 10 months straight, 7 days weeks, only getting half-a-day breaks before each journey.
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