Friday, May 02, 2008
May Day
To celebrate the May 1st National Holiday, John got his first haircut of 2008. The locals here in Rongjiang County, Guizhou Province were celebrating by buying TV's and satellite dishes. It's only 100 days until the Beijing Olympics you know. These folks below got on the ferry with us to Baji Village.
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