I barely made it to breakfast this
morning. Our tour guide asked me if I
intended to go on the excursion to the Shibaozhai Pagoda, which I did. It was for me a rough walk. It was mostly uphill. We passed a lot of vendors selling
souvenirs. To get to the Pagoda, we had
to walk across a shaky bridge which I was not terribly comfortable with. When we got to the platform, which is
surrounded by a small dam to handle the situation when the water is high, we
walked around. I was warned that there
were 99 steps to the top of the Pagoda.
The steps are steep and narrow.
It was recommended that I not go up.
I was concerned about coming down.
Heading to Shibaozhai Pagoda
Going to Shibaozhai Pagoda
Market Palace ahead
Entrance to shaky bridge
Carvings on base of mountain
Fuller view of carvings
Temple platform
Ship from Platform around Shibaozhai Pagoda
Pagoda with 99 steps
Me in front of Shibaozhai Pagoda
Top of Pagoda
Exit from platform
Selling sourvenirs
Heading back to ship
View of Pagoda platform from path to ship
Location of Pagoda and Temple
I headed back towards the ship. On the way I bought a tiny duck for my
souvenir shelf. The lady asked for
10. I offered 5 and she accepted. I suspect I overpaid. I saw a small elephant made of a green
material. I immediately thought of
Marcy. The woman wanted 85. I offered 20.
We finally settled on 30 (about $5).
We got back to the ship and after resting a few
minutes, I headed to the front of ship to my favorite spot on the 5th
deck. Several ladies joined me. After lunch I returned to that place and
remained until it became too hot. I sat
inside for a while and then headed to my cabin.
Moving up river
Scenes along the river
Scenes along the river
Scenes along the river
Scenes along the river - think it is a power plant of some sort
Scenes along the river
Me with a city ahead - sun was very strong
Scenes along the river
Scenes along the river
Scenes along the river
The Cougar Line
Scenes along the river - think it is a pagoda
Scenes along the river
Scenes along the river - think there are horses in the lower right side
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