3 Gorges Dam



On our last night, we arrived at the 3 Gorges Dam.  We couldn't stay up while we went thru the 7 or 8 locks.  It took a while and was a bit noisy at times.

The next day, we actually visited the dam.

It is something what they have done and how cities were relocated.  The picture on the right shows the model of the elevator that is currently being built to transport the boats/barges to the lower level.



A picture of our boat.

Miscellaneous pictures along the way.

A new boat being built.

Not much water fowl on the river.  A bit weird.

I wonder how they got up there to erect that little thing.

Our waitress.

It is hard for me that during certain parts of the year, the water gets that high.

Our cabin.

Devin can be so funny!!!  He was dying to use the restroom.  So we asked the bus driver to pull over.  This is very common to see men relieving themselves along the roads, sidewalks, etc.   FYI - we are on a full size bus for the 7 of us and no one else was on the bus.  Instead of going to the back of the bus where he couldn't be seen by anyone, he goes there in front.  We couldn't stop laughing.  Poor guy, he got stage fright and couldn't go.  He had to hold it for another 20 minutes until we got to the airport.  His reasoning for it all - "Didn't want to go on the vegetables growing on the side of the road.  It was someone's garden."