YangtzeRiver Cruise- Day one/two

Day one: Our cruise down the Yangtze River was amazing. We started out on Monday morning 5:40 a.m. to catch a flight from Dalian to Wuhan - about a 2 hour flight. There we were met by a guide who took the 4 of us (Gail, Rick, Peter and Dianne) by a small bus to the city of Yi Chang, about a 4 hour trip. The ride went by quickly, watching the small farms with water buffalo, ducks, fishing ponds, lots of farmers working their fields by hand.


When we arrived at Yi Chang, we were met by a guide who showed us the city for several hours until we could board the boat at 5:00. After dropping our bags off and finding our rooms on the boat, we ventured back into the city for supper. We wandered the central area until we found the 'food' street with many outdoor vendors and small restaurants, settling on one that had pictures on the menu. After eliminating snakes head, eel and intestines, we ordered beef, chicken and eggplant dishes. It is always an adventure when you go out to eat. The pictures on the menus help, but it is always a bit of a risk. For example when ordering chicken, it could be anything from the head to the feet in the dish! Luckily all turned out to be delicious.




Day two: after breakfast and Tai Chi, we watched the river on our way to Ba Dong, site of the Three Gorges Dam. The scenery along the way was breathtaking and easy to imagine this area as it was for the past several hundred years.

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