<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> 19 August: Lijiang It had not been one of our best nights, my sinus was still blocked throughout the night and Leanne hardly closed an eye. We finally got up just after 08h30 and started packing, Antone and Valerie were still asleep by the time we had finished so we enjoyed a cup of tea before leaving for breakfast. We checked out, walking down the street with all our bags to the firs...

<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> 18 August: Shangri-La We left at around 07h00, as we walked out the lady met us and requested we pay her 5Y each for showering, this was just a chancer and we left without paying. As we walked down the road we met up with a minivan driving past, the woman was from the guest house where we had eaten the evening before. According to her there was no bus going to Shangri-La today and she...

<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> 17 August: Haba The alarm went off at 05h45, we packed and got ready for breakfast and headed down to the veranda where we collected our washing - almost dry. Breakfast was pancakes with banana and walnuts. After breakfast we bought some bananas to sustain us for the walk and waited for the taxi to arrive. It came just after 07h00, later than we had arranged but then again we had also ...

<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> 16 August: Walnut Garden We were all up just before 08h00, sitting round the breakfast table awaiting a meal of muesli, yogurt and fruit for Leanne and pancakes for me - for the first time it actually cost the same as a bowl of noodle soup. This was washed down with the complementary tea one always gets in China, before we all collected our bags and went on our way. On our way out I sp...

<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> 15 August: Tiger Leaping Gorge The morning we were up early, packing and getting ready for the day ahead. We left for breakfast, same little restaurant and once more the noodles of the previous day. After breakfast we headed to Mama 1, we had heard from one of the staff at Mama 2 that we could get a bus to Qiaotou village for only Y20pp, problem however was availability. There were som...