Day 5
Waking up and opening the blinds to our moving boat, we were thinking about what the day had in store for us. Walking into the buffet and smelling all the different foods was certainly the best wake up call of the whole trip.
After we finished a hearty breakfast, everyone went to have some free time to relax and reflect on the journey that has already passed. Some of us went to the top deck to socialise and look at the magnificent views that the Yangtze River had to offer, while some of us lounged around in some of the meeting rooms reading a book.
Mr Toohey invited us to the onboard cinema room to watch Jason Bourne and have some popcorn as a treat. Later, we had a group photo at the entrance of the Three Gorges. This was a perfect opportunity for all of us to take some awe-inspiring photographs of the beautiful scenery on either side of the boat.
After our group photo was taken, we all had an amazing buffet lunch at the restaurant before disembarking to another boat to explore the Mini Three Gorges. Again, this was a remarkable sight and a great chance to learn more about the history of the Mini Three Gorges.
4 hours later, we returned to our big cruise ship before taking another group photo in front of the Second Gorge. Afterwards, we had more free time to pack our bags prior to our departure tomorrow. Then we had our last buffet dinner onboard the Hua Xia Goddess.
All of today’s activities helped us develop a greater understanding of the environmental effect that the Three Gorges and the Yangtze River has on the surrounding landscape, which closely links to our studies in the Environment Domain of our CUE Program.
Signing off,
Cooper and Nick
