Arrived on the boat along the river with huge pointy rock formations poking out. Will uplaod some pics if this connection is fast enough. Met a middle aged English hippy couple at the quayside who've been here teaching English. They set me up with a deal where I went to an evening English conversation class (which involved nursing a free beer and mingling with the students for 1.5 hours), and in return I was awarded a student to be my personal guide here. Sounds good huh!?? Well actually, my 'guide' turns out not to be a 'doer', in that he spends his free time 'watching TV and sleeping', so isn't exactly up on local knowledge. But has been interesting to have a sounding post for all my questions on China (excepting the ones on T. Square..)
Another 24 hour train journey tomorrow.
