It was with great anticipation that we awoke on the Monday morning - holding Tiger Leaping Gorge as one of the potential highlights of our trip to date. We made our way through the maze of Lijiang Old Town for the last time, now devoid of crowds, before hopping on a bus to Quitoa - the start of the gorge. Popping our heads in at Margo's - an eccentric but lovely Aussie lady who stored our big bags, made us coffee and a divine toasted cheese sammo, before pointing us up the road to the route marker that would signal our steep ascent into the gorge. The climb itself was uphill but fairly easy at first opening up glorious views of the valley where two rivers joined, we passed through rural hamlets complete with pigs, mules,
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