Day Fourteen - Mt. Jiu Hua -- Sunday - 23 March 2014

I was awakened about 3:45 am by the boat docking --- and never went back to sleep.   My routine continues -- treadmill -- Tai Chi (our last class) and breakfast.

Today the tour is in the afternoon for five hours -- a trip to Mt. Jiu Hua to see a sacred Buddhist mountain and the temples that have been built there.  It is a long trip -- the last twenty minutes are up a steep mountain path on the bus.    Phil and I -- and others decide to relax on the boat.    We are packing and getting ready for disembarkation tomorrow morning.  There will be a five hour bus trip to Shanghai -- broken up by a stops at a silk factory and lunch but a long day none the less.

It is a most enjoyable day including our final dinner on the Emerald.  Phil distributes tips to those who made our cruise a most enjoyable experience as we say goodbye to the crew members we've come to know.   We are ready for the next chapter on this wonderful tour of China.

Thanks for Reading.

Pat