John got a haircut this morning- they did a better job than in the States.
Most of our day was spent trying to sort out our cruise- where and when- the basic details. We finally tracked down the agent in the 5 star Oriental Hotel and found that the boat would only have 12 people on it- but that we were going to have to bus to the boat because of high waters.
We hung around the Oriental Hotel all day, waiting for the rest of our group to arrive. When they finally got to the hotel, it was pouring rain and we headed out for our 4-hour hair-raising bus drive to Yichang, the upriver gateway to the Three Gorges. . The driver, supposedly the best Chinese driver they had, must have learned his driving skills in Wuhan. The drivers in Wuhan play a game of dodge-em car and chicken; passengers and other cars beware. We finally made it to the boat and through the luck of the draw, we got the Shangrila Suite- one of two of the luxury suites on the boat.
Our suite:
It had a full bedroom and bathroom with Jacuzzi tub and a sitting room with an entire wall of windows looking out the front of the boat- and a private deck.. We could sit in air-conditioned comfort and watch the entire panorama unfold before our eyes. Not to mention, the 12 of us had a staff of 110 people to serve us.
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