So, another day down. It is about 7:00 on Saturday night. We got in late last night into Guangzhou. A little melt down last night but we all survived. I'll spare you the details but just say that it has been a long trip already and living out of a hotel can really get to you.
This morning everyone was happy and ready to eat. We went to breakfast in the hotel - much better selection here. Bananas that actually looked like bananas...WOW! There are actually two separate areas where you can get food from here. The best part though - being able to communicate with PEOPLE. Yes, there are a lot of families here from the states that are very VERY eager to talk to other Americans. Don't get me wrong, the guides here talk very good english but it is just nice to have some familiarity. I must have talked to three or four families that I have never met before in the first five minutes. I even met a family from the Tampa area, a pastor, nope not David yet.
Anyhow, breakfast was good. We were scheduled to go to the medical exam. There are four other Great Wall families that went with us. They all seem nice. One older girls and then some younger kiddos. The older kids are so lucky. They get to be human pin cushions. Actually it wasn't that bad. The girls had to get 3 shots each plus a TB test. They were very brave, no tears. We also found out a few more medical things that we did not know. Just more to get looked into when we get home but nothing serious. That all took most of the morning.
We got back to the hotel around noon and did a quick pit stop int he room and then got a taxi to take us to the Island to order some etchings. These need to be done soon so that they get back in time to take home. Our sketches will not be ready so they will hopefully come home with some friends. We stopped first at Lucy's to get some lunch. Maggie already seemed to not be doing well. I don't think she fully recovered from the flight and then getting shots didn't help. She didn't really want to eat anything. Hope ordered some meat on a stick (I think). I got a burger and Deb got some chicken strips which the girls ended up eating some of. It almost feels like your eating American food. So we finished up there, headed to Michaels to order the etchings. The girls looked around the store but didn't really find much other than a hair clip.
Then comes the fun, the taxi ride back to the hotel with a girl with a "green" face. Yup, good thing we had some bags to catch the debris... I think Maggie felt a lot better after that happened though. We felt bad for the driver. He rolled down the window for her to get some air and even turned up the A/C and a fan that he had mounted for the back. He still had a grin on his face - nice guy!
We made it back to the hotel and the girls went right down for a nap. Hope finally got up around 6:00 pm and Maggie is still sleeping. She was really wiped out. She got up a couple times but then right back out. I really really hope they go back to bed tonight. (Have I used the word Hope enough?). Tomorrow we head to the Chen temple for the fourth time. I wonder if it has changed much...? It is a neat place and we are "hoping" the girls will like to see it. Afterwards we will go to a Pearl market, Walmart and then maybe a Mexican restaurant. It is supposed to be really good. I guess we will see, not something I am craving right now.
So that is about it. I think we will get some food and then watch some Chinese TV and go to sleep. Praying for a good night and day tomorrow. We miss you all but especially the kids. We Love you Tiff, Abby, Jadyn and Ethan.
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