Last day in Shanghai

Since we didn’t have to set an alarm we thought we would be able to sleep in. No such luck. I was awake at 4:30 and Vic by 6. Packed the last of our belongings and went down for breakfast by 7:30. Enjoyed a noodle bowl for breakfast with cappuccino and a little chocolate croissant. What a life! Walked to Jiading Old Town and bought two oranges. So good! Came back to the hotel and shared a burger and fries. Nice to eat western food for a change.

We boarded the bus at 2:30 in order to get to the Pudong airport in time for our 7:20 flight. Traffic was good so arrived by 4. We received a Subway sandwich, two chicken wings and ‘American Classic flavour’ chips for our dinner and waited. So much fog that at least 5 flights were delayed. We boarded on time but then waited in line to take off for over two hours, arriving at Yichang after 11:30. Made it to the ship by 1:15 am

Ships are parked four abreast so had to walk through one to get to our ship. Walking surface is very wet due to humidity so footing was treacherous.Read more