Lugu Lake

We arrived at Lugu lake this afternoon. Left at 8.00am from Lijiang. 4 hour bus trip to Ninglang before switching to a van to go to Luoshui. Very hair raising journey. I started thinking that I should have saved the money for vaccinations and spent it on a helicopter trip. I tried to sleep through the first bit because that was the only way I could relax as the bus navigated the continuous hair pin bends on the narrow road. Then we got in to the van and that part of the journey waas even scarier. Finaally got here at about 3pm. The lake and mountain scenery are spectacular. The view from our room is beautiful but the accomodation is primitive. For some reason Luoshui has internet access but no bank or showers. No showers aat all. Apparently we are supposed to wash up in the courtyard. This will definitely take some getting used to for me. The weather here is beautiful- quite cool but sunny, and people have been friendly. Since we arrived about 6 tour buses have pulled up here, though I doubt that they will stay in town longer than overnight if that.