Three Gorges River Cruise - Day 3

I forgot to finish the river cruise. Here are pictures from day 3. We woke up docked at the end of the cruise. After breakfast, we took a bus to the dam and had a tour of the dam. After returning to the boat, we had lunch and boarded a bus for a 4 hour bus ride to the closest airport and the flight home.
Where we boarded busses there were vendors trying to sell many things. I was able to get 2 t-shirts with dragons on them that actually fit. The first I paid 200 yuan and the second only 50. I did not dicker good enough with the first one.

 These are the tram cars to ride from the dock to 'ground' level. The river is 30 meters low to be ready for spring flooding. One car going up and one coming down.

 This is one of the lock areas for ships to go up to the level behind the dam. a tanker can fit in here.

We were let off at the base of the dam. We took an escalator to the top.

 Looking down at part of the escalator.

 This was built on top as a 'lookout' area.

 Looking Down the dam. it is over 1 mile long.

 Looking down into the locks. there are a number of cargo ships in the same lock area.

 On the bus ride to the airport. That is a gravesite. Public cemeteries are not common, people are buried on their land with a tomb marker for those whose kids can afford it.

 Typical farmhouse. could almost be in America.

Another farm area. Reminded us of home.