IMHO In My Humble Opinion

Today we headed up to Emei Shan, the mountain where we are planning on seeing
the eclipse tomorrow. On the way, we stopped at the Leshan Buddha, a big
Buddha carved into the side of the cliffs on the river:
Leshan Buddha

It's quite spectacular, and if I hadn't felt like I was melting from a half
hour boat ride, I would have been disappointed that we didn't get a chance to
climb the Buddha ourselves. Or see the Sleeping Buddha that is carved into
a nearby hillside (he's lying down instead of sitting like the one above.)

On the way back to the bus, there was a pile of peppers sitting on the
sidewalk:
Chinese Peppers

It was a splash of color on a pretty hazy day, but the spicy heat I imagine
when seeing these peppers is quite different than the draining humid heat I
felt when taking the picture.

This evening was one of the few times on this trip that I didn't have my
camera. This was unfortunate because after dinner, we saw spectacular light
in the clouds over the temple on the top of the mountain. Hopefully
tomorrow's sunset will be similarly spectacular.