A Word about my Blog Photo

The picture of my husband and me on the front page of my blog was taken by my brother, James, last October 22nd while we were visiting with him in China. The day began with an early morning private sail up the Li River with the beautiful Karst Mountains as our backdrop. It was breathtaking. We stopped for breakfast in a little village and then rode back to our hotel. When this photo was taken we were on a very adventurous bamboo raft ride from Yangshuo to a market village down river. Unfortunately our raft was not licensed to carry paying passengers so whenever the police launch came into view we were unceremoniously hustled off the raft and left to walk in the scorching heat. It was a memorable experience as it entailed walking past a herd of water buffalo. It was also our 21st wedding anniversary. By the time we got to the market I was suffering from heat exhaustion and had to leave as soon as I got my first whiff of whatever was being cooked. This experience pales though in comparison to our adventures in Longji. But that's for another time.