OUR TRIP DIARY

PICTURES

DAY 7 - SATURDAY APRIL 7, 2001

WUSHAN TO WANZHOU

THE DANING RIVER BY MOTOR SAMPAN - QUTANG GORGE

A. THE CLIMB TO THE BUS IN WUSAN.JPG (113612 bytes)

F. DOWN THERE SOMEWHERE ARE THE RIVER SAN PANS.JPG (101642 bytes)

G. GETTING ABOARD.JPG (92507 bytes)

I. PASSING SOME OTHER BOATS ON THE DANNING RIVER.JPG (104664 bytes)

ABOUT 200 METERS ALL UP HILL TO THE BUS

THE BUS DROVE US RIGHT DOWN TO THE SAMPAN  LANDING

BOARDING THE SAMPAN

GETTING STARTED ON THE DANING RIVER

J. SHEEP SIMILAR TO DALL SHEEP IN ALASKA.JPG (101176 bytes)

K. WOMEN WASHING THEIR CLOTHS.JPG (118662 bytes)

L. GOING THROUGH SOME RAPIDS.JPG (73392 bytes)

M. AGAINST THE FLOW IN SOME HEAVY RAPIDS.JPG (110569 bytes)

THESE SHEEP HIGH ON THE HILL SEEM TO BE RELATIVES OF THE DALL SHEEP IN ALASKA

LADIES WASHING CLOTHES ON ROCKS AT THE WATERS EDGE

THE BOAT 'S CREW USING HEAVY POLES TO KEEP THE BOAT OFF OF THE ROCKS IN THE RAPIDS

HERE THE BOAT ENCOUNTERS SOME HEAVY RAPIDS

N. NEEDS NO EXPLANATION.JPG (115636 bytes)

O WHY DOES A COW CROSS THE STREAM.JPG (94357 bytes)

R. MISTY GORGE VERY NARROW AND VERY SHALLOW.JPG (95329 bytes)

S. WONG LOVES SUJONG.JPG (110808 bytes)

NEEDS NO HEADING

FARMERS GIVING THEIR COWS A BATH IN THE DANING RIVER

ENTERING MISTY GORGE

OBVIOUSLY A YOUNG CHINESE BOY PRACTICING BEFORE MOVING TO NEW YORK

T. BEAUTIFUL VIEWS.JPG (104533 bytes)

U. SHALLOW RAPIDS.JPG (103827 bytes)

W. GETTING CLOSE.JPG (109778 bytes)

X. BRIDGE OVER THE DANNING RIVER.JPG (78205 bytes)

MARVELOUS SCENERY

MORE RAPIDS

A CLOSE FIT

DANING RIVER BRIDGE

Y. GETTING OFF OF THE BOAT.JPG (106368 bytes)

BB. ALMOST BACK TO THE SHIP.JPG (86759 bytes)

FF WAITING FOR SIGNAL ARROW TO GO UP STREAM.JPG (81023 bytes)

GG BRINGING GOOD TO RIVER FOR PICKUP.JPG (89893 bytes)

OFF THE BOAT AND UP THE STEPS TO THE BUS

WE ARE ALMOST BACK AT THE VICTORIA II

WE ARE WAITING FOR OUR SIGNAL ARROW TO GO UP SO WE CAN ENTER NARROWS

HAULING GOODS TO THE RIVER FOR PICK UP

II - FARMERS WITH THEIR BAGGED VEGGIES WAIT FOR BOAT.JPG (104627 bytes)

JJ MAN BROUGHT HEAVY LOAD ALL WAY DOWN MOUNTAIN.JPG (106598 bytes)

KK WAITING TO ENTER 8 KM LONG QUTANG GORGE.JPG (94577 bytes)

KK ENTERING 8 KM LONG QUTANG GORGE.JPG (94801 bytes)

FARMERS WITH BAGS OF BEANS HAULED DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAIN SIDE FARMS

TRUCKS, WHAT TRUCKS? I DON'T SEE ANY TRUCKS!

WAITING FOR SIGNAL TO ENTER THE GORGE

WE MOVE AHEAD SLOWLY INTO THE LAST GORGE

LL - IN THE GORGE.JPG (89257 bytes)

MM PEAKS.JPG (81347 bytes)

QQ CARVED IN STONE.JPG (103005 bytes)

RR OUT OF QUETANG GORGE NAP TIME.JPG (99658 bytes)

IN THE NARROWS

WONDERFUL VIEWS UP HIGH

CARVED IN STONE

WE ARE OUT OF THE LAST GORGE SO IT'S NAP TIME

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