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Later today, Eric and I will be going on a 4D/3N cruise down the Yangtze River. We splurged and so we are taking the nicest ship they have (5 Star). For those that have been reading regularly, I looked into a 7-Star cruise but they didn't have one. I have no idea if they have internet on the ship. I'm guessing no so that probably means they do. In any case, I will blog if they do. If not, you won't hear from me until Sunday evening or Monday morning your time. We have the rest of our trip planned minus some sightseeing. When the cruise is over, we will dock in Yichang and then hop on a bus to Wuhan where we will camp for the night at a hostel that Li arranged for us. Li is the manager here at Tina's Hostel and has been a great help to us. After Wuhan, we will train it to Guilin (we are going to visit some schools and get an idea of China's education system since their kids do so well in science and math) and stay there for three days. For those that know Eric and his style of teaching math, he plans on proving the 55/50 theory with help from his Chinese counterparts. We then train to Xian (terra cotta statues and lots of history since it was China's first capital city eons ago) for another three days and then return to Beijing for the remainder of the trip. It's been two weeks so far with three weeks left. The time is passing too quickly.

I'll be journaling throughout the cruise. If they don't have internet, the first blog will be more of a journal than a blog. However, I think that's probably equivalent to the different ways you can say tomato. No matter how you say it, it's still a tomato.

I almost forgot to mention that I have been looking for postcards everywhere we walk (believe me, that's a lot of looking with all the walking we have been doing). I have not been able to find ONE store that sells any. I don't get it. That would be a cash-cow for these guys. I'm still looking and so for those I promised a postcard to, please be patient.

Until Next Time....

written by

akstoltzy on June 4, 2010 from Chongqing, China

from the travel blog: China

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Hey Tom
what did you end up writingon the wall of that hostel?
Knowing you, you thought of a good one and I'm dying of curosity
What did you write?

Be safe and well!

written by Dana Craig on June 4, 2010

Thank you for the warning on the previous blog, I didn't look any further! Have a great time on the cruise...try to take extra photos for dad! :) Glad you're having a great time and I do read this every day. Currently, I'm watching the Hawks lose, 3-1. It's 2nd period and this is an incredibly frustrating game!
Hope you have internet on the cruise!

written by Lori on June 4, 2010

Tom and Eric - have fun on your cruise. Seems we had the same issue in Japan in regards to postcards. Strange, isn't it? By the way, were either of you able to meet up with your Chinese friends? Be safe!

written by Pat and Dave Wolf on June 4, 2010

Still reading avidly Tom! Continued safe and adventurous travels.

written by Teresa Sanchez on June 7, 2010

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