September 7th, 2007: Moon Hill, Cormorant Fisherman, Flight back to Beijing

First off, we went to a local river where we saw bamboo rafts and other things. We got on the rafts --on mine it was Dr. "B" and his family, Mrs. Pam, Julianne, and Jennifer, and Michael B. Our raft was like the Chinese version of the Titanic. We kept taking on water. We saw the cormorant fisherman that use birds to fetch fish and bring them back. Def. a cool way to go fishing. A better to fish if you ask me. I'm assuming it was their profession and living. We had our pictures taken with the birds on our arm.




Following our Chinese Titanic Fishing Experience we started our way back to the Guilin airport. On our way back we stopped at Moon Hill, which is exactly what it sounds like. It was a large cut in a Hill that was/is in the shape of a moon. Then we saw some rice fields. They were not that impressive. We made it to the airport and for the first time I flew with someone. Ya see...with all my flight issues getting to China, it naturally screwed up my tickets for the whole trip within China. We used paper tickets and all of my tickets basically had to be reissued. Haha, on the trip from Beijing to Xian I didnt even have a seat. They put me on the seat where the extra stuartesses sit. Yeah, this is were mu famous phrase came in. IT WAS NOT PLEASANT! lol. So anyways, after guilin everything was back in order and I was able to sit with people from our group. We arrive in Beijing.

A) The amount of creativity the Chinese put into making their living--having birds fetch your fish for you.

B)How they take the most simple, natural thing and turn it into a hobby or profession. The take and engage in everything that surrounds them .

C)We fish and it takes a tremendous amount of patience.(sp). They send the birds out to do our job in a matter of seconds. This doesn't relate much towards my values but I admire their resourcefulness even more now.

D)The raft and the entire raft trip was relaxing, enjoyable, and peaceful.