Said final goodbyes at breakfast; me, Paul and Kathryn set off with Jah an Ken for our three day extension. Still raining…

We drove 3.5 hours to ZH’s Garden Hotel in Jiangshui. There is a world heritage site nearby called Tuan Shuan, the historical home if the Zhang family. During Mao’s cultural revolution, it was taken away from the Zhang’s and given to the village farmers. This was commonly done all over China; the big beautiful properties of the wealthy were given away to a village cooperative, and the previous owners cast out to fend for themselves. Still raining…

After huge lunch, we rode about 390k round trip visiting another UNESCO ancient complex today. What is more interesting is the hotel were staying was originally an old private garden and home covering a large space of many acres. Like Shaxi, the place is over four hundred years old.

In a way I think I get jaded a little when I’ve seen so much old stuff. But today we saw done carved wooden doors at that place that were truly spectacular. Also saw a bridge built in the 1600’s. And this town is known for pottery, and it’s really cool and beautiful stuff.

Tonight at din we had a spicy pork soup. It was hot hot hot! And probably the most exciting meal I’ve had here. Also pickled lotus root, broccoli, green beans, corn, and roasted duck. All of it was very good!

That night, felt proud when I got that last mosquito buzzing inside my netted bed!