Day 45 - A mountain morning!

Waking to the chanting music emanating from the Baiyun Temple above, we readied ourselves for the morning's descent. Making a hasty exit in an attempt to beat the crowds, we rounded the first corner only to be trapped behind a line of Elderly women trapsing their way down too! This pattern continued for the whole descent, but we made it in the end, much quicker than they way up!
On the way down we were treated to similar views passing over old bridges spanning the river and eventually found ourselves at Jade Green Lake, which turned out to be a section of the river more gorged than the rest and had been damned up to give the illusion of lake - nevertheless it was an enjoyable boatride across!
As we continued the descent making brief stops at one of the many track-side woks where there we treated ourselves to chilli potatoes on sticks and vege patties! These are fantastically delicious and filling, our only regret being that we didn't get more.

At the bottom of the mountain we made our way to the bus, for the beginning of our journey back to Chengdu. Back at the hostel we relaxed before heading out on a mission to find lunch that isn't rice, friend salty veges and egg and tomato! We found a place just across the road that makes vegetarian dumplings for cheap - 20 for under NZ$1!! The meal was so great we'll be heading back for dinner!

Adlibing it down the concrete brick road!

(The photos don't come close to doing justice - they are the only ones we can retrieve from our camera).