-Arrive around 7:00am. Manage to organise rooms at a hotel on the train. Never do know whether you will be cheated. Much more reliable than other Asia countries but...
-Hotel is fine - 60RMB per night per room (2 people)
-Food rip off! 338RMB - probably 120RMB ggggrrrrrr.
-Boat tour. Wonderful. Warm, peaceful, beautiful countryside, cool water and good friends.
-Our guide seems not to be worried where we want to go, but rather should follow him. Makes people neverous especially as we gave money for tickets which so far we don't seem to have needed. Finally make him follow our plan. Explore area around Wu Yi Shan ****. Beautiful temple and wooded walks. The world seems such a peaceful place - no rushing for breakneck development and double figure growth in GDP.
-More lazy walks around
-HEad back to the hotel as the guide says we have made the driver wait too long. Who asked the driver to come?!
-Drink tea. Sample some lovely Wu Shan Yan, Rock teas. Including some 3 year old aged Oolong. Very varied in terms of strength, flavours and the 'yan' cha flavour. Dan Gui was very robust, distinct yan cha flavour, full of the warmth roasting that is so much a part of these teas. The next tea was much more distinguished. A great range of subtle flavours that could be tasted throughout the mouth and later, the throat. Try a xiao hong pao, very pleasent but lacked the complexity of the previous tea. This tea shops 3 year old, was very strong and I am sure will continue to age very well.
- The others tried a few teas before heading to a restaurant where we later met them, though later than we said - difficult for WL or I to leave a tea shop when there is more tea to be tasted.
- Late for food but plenty left, nicely washed down with some pleasent beers.
- Headed back to the hotel.
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