After an almighty thunderstorm overnight, Yangshuo was sunny and warm. We haggled on the quayside for a trip on a 'bamboo' raft to see the Cormorant fisherman. After a lot of shouting on her phone, the fisherman's wife rounded up her husband and son, who towed his dad's raft next to ours to a backwater where the cormorants had a noose put around their necks to prevent them swallowing their catch. We were lucky to see one of the birds catch a large fish and were d...

We arrived in Guilin on a late flight. Our guide was Yonghong, we stayed at the Sheraton. This morning we had a 40 min drive to the embarkation point for the Li river cruise through the fertile agricultural Li floodplain. Rice, beans, and brassicas are cultivated in small fields, and there were orchards lining the road. Some farmers are still using water buffalo but we also saw small tractors. Conisbee weather again today, there was mist/ low cloud obscuring t...