All our group have arrived, about 24 of us, and today we headed off for a walk around the town with Patrick from Bucklands. Although most of us have been aound the town it was great to get an insiders view of the good places to eat, drink and shop. Stopped off for lunch and had my first taste of one of China's top brand beer- Tsingtao.

This is truly a beautiful town surrounded by limestone krasts and then there is the lovely Li River. Had to teach a few of my fellow travellers the art of haggling but after seeing me get a few bargains they were into the idea with a vengence!!