Great Wall

Great Wall of China near Beijing

Saturday August 21, 2010

So, on our last day in this room we discover an internet cable. We could have been on the internet at anytime! Holt has an office in the White Swan! They said to check with them before we buy stuff in Gunagzhou because the office has many things other families left behind. Probably just formula and diapers, but we will see.
I am working out the finances for the rest of the trip and will convert some more cash tonight. I will have to convert RMB to Hong Kong money the last day. Holt has staff conducting most of the province guide duties and they are not allowed to take tips. We will have a commercial guide who will expect tips so Holt gave us the money they would expect! Wow!
I was wrong about the extra bags. It is 44 lbs per person period, but Holt said that we have adoptive family stamped on our heads and that if we are there early we can usually be accommodated, but to have 150 RMB in case they charge for the overage. I have a bag of things we could do without I can throw away at the airport if necessary.
By the way, Cori's update says she sleeps with an adult. It did not specify at naptime as I originally thought. The update tells me her whole schedule and what she eats at each meal. That will be very helpful.
I washed several things in the sink and most are dry for packing. Holt says they call Hunan and Guangdon the two shirt a day provinces during this time of the year.
We have not had dinner yet so I think we will see what is available in the hotel. There is a snack street around the corner, but I do not feel comfortable wandering out, although Holt says it is perfectly safe. They said we could even find a Donkey Restaurant, yes, donkey for dinner, just around the corner, or sparrows on a stick or starfish. I would rather pay too much for food I can actually digest!