#296 Island B

Warm springtime weather has recently arrived in Suzhou. Joseph and I took advantage on Saturday to do some canoeing on Jinji Lake. It had been well over a year since our last voyage - time flies in China. Our destination was the second smaller island in Jinji Lake named (according to our map of Suzhou) "Island B". You can it's location relative to our house on the map about. The distance is probably 1.5 miles over water from our house, a paddle of maybe 30 minutes.

Island B is small and seemingly inhabited by a single family who I presume are responsible for the landscaping and the maintenance. We tied up at a small dock and had the treat of seeing the water fountain show start up across the water at Rainbow Walk.

But probably, the most notable part of our visit to Island B was the friendly flock of chickens that followed us around on our exploration hike. We assume that these birds belong to the people who live on the island and are part of the food supply. The birds followed us everywhere, but seemed to know better than to follow us out onto the dock.