Our guide, Andy

Andy has excellent English, is humorous and does his job well although he has hollow legs and his one request was not to starve him. He could take some of the load off we plump gentlemen if we let him have his fill first and we cleaned up. He loves tennis, is a non drinker, and leads what he describes as a boring life in Chengdu when not on tour. Spending 2 months with 5 old blokes who typically drink beer with dinner and rise early to tinker with cars prior to long periods sitting in them is something new for him. He has the occasional snooze on long drives and is knowledgeable about all aspects of Chinese culture and history. The six of us share twin rooms but we occasionally assign Andy a single room for relief from old blokes.