Now in to the Western Gorge

This morning we continue our journey through the western Xiling Gorge and it was possible to get of the ship and visit the Shennong Stream Shore excursion which of course we did and that was fascinating. The stream joins the Yangtze River at Xirangkou and consists of three Gorges each with its own character.
We spent about an hour wandering around this area before returning to the boat and it was funny the locals spent quite a lot of time looking at all these white colored people with different eyes.

In the afternoon we continue our sailing through the Wu Gorge which is flanked by towering peaks and mountains and very impressive indeed.
After this we finally enter the Qutang Gorge which is the shortest and narrowest of all the the three gorges. So far this has been  a really good trip and the boat and views were really nice and we shall be sorry to leave the ship tomorrow night.

In the evening we joined in the dinner which was a buffet and with both European and Chinese food much to the relief of some of the guests.
And so to bed after a really fascinating day.