Final Stop

We're in Guangzhou! Sorry there aren't any pics today but it was another long day. We were out of the hotel at 6:00 am and I made a couple give me their baggage because the husband had food poisoning the night before. (Thank goodness that Matt is always calm and cool because his wife was really struggling this morning. Always that knight in shining armor.) We got to security 30 minutes before departure and all the security lanes were packed. Our guide went and talked to some people and they ended up opening another lane just for us. It still took a while to get us all through so I ended up almost at a run with several pieces of carry-on luggage thrown over my shoulders.

Mid-flight, Josh started to get a little cranky so we did an emergency diaper change right there in the seat. That, along with several other cranky babies on board, made for an interesting flight. This was a test drive for the end of the week. All and all it wasn't to bad.

It took us another hour to get to the hotel and another long while to check in. By that time we were starving so we had to go get something. Josh was a bear to put down for his nap this afternoon. It didn't help that the crib has NO padding. We padded the crib with some chair cushions and finally got him down. It was a short nap but when he got up he was all grins again. It's like he thinks we'll forget what a stinker he is if he acts all cute and stuff. :)

Our hotel, The White Swan, is easily the nicest one we have stayed with so far. It's located on somewhat of an island loaded with shops and restaurants. There are lots of Americans here and the Chinese here speak English quite well. Walking around has a bit of a feel like Gatlinburg, Tn or Nashville, In. It will be pretty comfortable staying here for eight days but we are ready to come home. There are just some things you don't realize how nice they are like being able to drink water out of the tap. It's been REALLY hard not to rinse our toothbrushes under the tap. We almost do it every time.

We'll get some pictures up next time. We promise!

M, J, & J