May 8th, 2005
I Left Shanghai and flew to Yichang via Shanghai air. Our lunch consisted of dried pork, dried plums, peanuts, walnuts and a Bean Roll. It wasn’t great but considering what we get on US Domestic flights, it wasn’t bad. When we arrived in Yichang it was hot and humid. We boarded the MV Dragon River Boat and checked into our room.
I had hoped that we would be on the Dragon Boat as opposed to one of the other more modern and generic riverboats but when I first boarded I had my doubts. Ornate woodwork, almost to the point of being gaudy, lamps with red tassels that hit me in the face as I walked through the common areas; I wondered if it wasn’t a little much. After an hour on-board, I realized that we were on the right ship and the atmosphere added to the adventure.
The boat was built for 489 people and our small tour group was the first to arrive. The other groups didn’t arrive until the next day. It was kind of creepy with a large dining room with our group occupying the corner of the dining room. There were floors of unoccupied rooms and empty hallways. It felt like a ghost ship. At dinner, we joked about having a murder mystery weekend or assembling to tell Ghost stories.
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