Moganshan

I have to say that this trip was one of my favorite weekends in China. Julie and Denise organized a weekend road trip to Moganshan in the bamboo forest. It's about a 3.5 hour drive from Shanghai just past Hangzhou.

The Rocketts - Dave, Denise, Matthew, Adam and Renee; The Thompsons - Peter, Shirley, Ashley and Nicole; The Romanskis - Mike, Julie, Maddie and Allie along with us went. We rented House 23, and old English style cottage. It has 6 bedrooms and bathrooms to go along with it.

The kids all got along great as well as the adults. The big boys went mountain biking the first afternoon. Kirk fell off the bike (imagine that). We went hiking and exploring later in the day. The next day, more hiking and sitting around just lounging and talking.

There were tea plantations around and Mike, Julie, Shirley and I had lunch at one. Notice the chicken head. Julie also amazed me again with her shopping skills and managed to shop even when nothing was for sale. She convinced a tea farmer to sell her his basket.

Several bouts of laughter, several bottles of wine, lots of hiking, what a great time with great memories :)