OUR TRIP DIARY

PICTURES

THE MORNING - PART ONE

DAY 6 - APRIL 6, 2001

OUR 2ND DAY ON THE RIVER - YICHANG - WUSAN

B - FARM LAND FROM THE DECK.JPG (85959 bytes)

H -BUSY PORT OF YICHANG.JPG (71006 bytes)

I - DIKE OVER 75' HIGH.JPG (90890 bytes)

J - STUDY IN CHINESE CONTRAST.JPG (16977 bytes)

IN THE MORNING WE BEGAN TO ENTER THE MOUNTAINS

THE BUSY RIVER PORT CITY OF YICHANG

AT YICHANG THE DIKES ARE OVER 75' HIGH

MY FAVORITE PICTURE OF ALL I TOOK IN CHINA WHICH I CALL "CONTRAST"

L - WASHING THINGS IN THE RIVER.JPG (70228 bytes)

M - MOST EVERYONE ON DECK.JPG (92359 bytes)

N - WE ENTER LOCK AT GEZHOUBA DAM.JPG (107552 bytes)

O - NOT MUCH CLEARANCE IN LOCK.JPG (103537 bytes)

THE YANGTZE RIVER IS FOR WASHING THINGS

MOST EVERYONE IS TOPSIDE AS WE PASS THROUGH YICHANG

WE BEGIN TO ENTER THE NARROW LOCK OF THE GEZHOUBA DAM

VERY LITTLE CLEARANCE ON EITHER SIDE AND WE ENTERED AND LEFT UNDER SHIPS POWER

P - GATES CLOSING BEHIND THE SHIP.JPG (74923 bytes)

Q - MICHAEL SONG OUR LEADER.JPG (69063 bytes)

T - COCKTAIL WAITRESS -BARBARA.JPG (112203 bytes)

U - ROAD FROM YICHANG TO SANDOUPING.JPG (112318 bytes)

THE DAM GATES CLOSE BEHIND OUR SHIP

MICHAEL SONG OUR TOUR GUIDE

BAR WAITRESS  BARBARA

THE ROAD BETWEEN YICHANG AND SANDOUPING

V - FISHERMAN WAVES AT US.JPG (110992 bytes)

W - FERRY UNLOADS VEHICLES.JPG (103445 bytes)

Y - OUR MOURING AT SANDOUPING - BUSSES AT TOP 126 STEPS UP.JPG (93470 bytes)

Z - FIRST STOP DAM PREVIEW CENTER.JPG (109964 bytes)

FISHERMAN WAVES AT US AS WE PASS

CROSS RIVER FERRY BOAT UNLOADS VEHICLES ON NORTH BANK

AT SANDOUPING THE LEVEE AT OUR MOURING IS 126 STEPS HIGH THE TOUR BUSSES AWAIT US

FIRST STOP ON THE TOUR WAS THE OFFICIAL PREVIEW CENTER

BB- TABLE TOP 2.JPG (106860 bytes)

CC - TABLE TOP OF LOCKS.JPG (106549 bytes)

DD - 1ST VIEW AT CONSTRUCTION SITE - THE LOCKS.JPG (89402 bytes)

ff - we at 185 ft level.JPG (66902 bytes)

AT THE PREVIEW CENTER THEY HAD A SCALE MODEL OF THE ENTIRE "THREE GORGES DAM" PROJECT - LEFT IS THE DAM AREA AND RIGHT ARE THE BOAT LOCKS

FROM THE BUS OUR FIRST LOOK AT CONSTRUCTION WAS THE LOCK AREA

LOOKING AT THE WEST SIDE OF THE DAM FROM THE NORTH 185 METER OBSERVATION PLATFORM

gg - local guide shows us what we seeing.JPG (74699 bytes)

HH - AIRIAL SHOT - 2001.JPG (98655 bytes)

II - HUGE CRANE.JPG (95456 bytes)

JJ - THE TOP OF THE DAM.JPG (97278 bytes)

OUR LOCAL GUIDE EXPLAINS WHAT WE ARE ABOUT TO SEE

AN AERIAL PROGRESS PICTURE TAKEN THIS YEAR 2001

GIANT CRANE FIXED ATOP THE DAM

LOOKING ACROSS THE VERY TOP OF THE DAM

KK - US AT TOP OF DAM.JPG (92460 bytes)

LL - SLUCE AT BOTTOM OF DAM.JPG (106990 bytes)

MM - SAFETY SIGN.JPG (114709 bytes)

NN - IT'S A LONG WAY DOWN TO THE SHIP.JPG (119737 bytes)

RICK AND NORMA AT THE TOP OF THE DAM

SLUICE AREA AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OUTSIDE OF THE DAM

SAFETY SIGN AT THE CONSTRUCTION ENTRANCE

WHAT GOES UP 126 STEPS GOES BACK DOWN 126 STEPS

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