The 3 Gorges are Gorgeous

Sorry, but I had to get that out of my system. I'm on a very S L O W modem here, so it's just a quick note. I'll be in Shanghai tomorrow evening and will have lots to say then.

The boat has been fine. The scenery is interesting, though I'm getting tired of the guides saying "There used to be something interesting here but now it's under water." Still pretty and dramatic at times. We're waiting to get through the lock at the dam site. They say it will take 3 hours to get through it.

Also, the Chinese are afraid of the number 4, becasue the word for it sounds like the word for "death." Our last hotel had no 4th or 14th floor, and our room was 1615. Yes, that's the one between 1613 and 1616. Good thing there aren't 4 gorges here, or we wouldn't be able to talk about it.

Plenty of pix tomorrow.

Karaoke tonight. Think I'll partake? It'd be a first.