The world is full of dreams waiting to happen

Tuesday 12th December 2006

A relaxed morning as we were not meeting up until lunch time, so the guys we had met up with yesterday joined us for a long breakfast, sipping tea (and coffee) and eating ample supplies of toast. Emily and Andrew opted for a cormorant fishing boat trip to pass a couple of hours but my insides though on the mend were not up to sitting on a boat. The first time I have ever refused to go on water. The motorway journey back to Kunming was not very picturesque after what we had just experienced, but we were in for a treat when we got to Kunming – a free rollercoaster of a ride around the streets of Kunming. Myself and Andrew were sat right at the front which exasabated the sensation even further. Traffic weaving in and out of unmarked lanes, horns blaring out continously pedestrians and cyclists mixed precarously with the angry traffic, its a wander that we came out alive. I felt refreshed to get back to the hotel, put on some clean clothes, relax and soak in the amazing experience of the last 9 days. Such a fantastic relaxed trip, although organised we were very much left to decide what we wanted to do and when. Bora – the leader was very much part of the group, and it was his first trip to the gorge too so a new experience for us all. What an amazing way to discover rural China.