Friday,
December 7, 2007
Today was a beautiful day. Guilin is very picturesque and Macy
is feeling better. We woke up and ate breakfast and then went on
a tour of the city. We saw the Li River (which we will cruise
tomorrow). It is very low because there has been no rain. Then
we went to Elephant Trunk Rock which is a mountain which looks
like an elephant. There we had pictures taken with some of the
women in ceremonial dress and Jeff took a picture to look like a
farmer in a boat. We then went to another park which had
numerous beautiful sites including a waterfall, more mountains,
and some pandas. The pandas were really mellow when we got there
and Jeff enjoyed taking some pictures of them.
After the park, we went to lunch at a local restaurant. The food
was really good and we got some watercolors done by a local
artist. Hopefully, they will fit somewhere in our house. (They
will be really fun to carry home).
After that Kathleen and Macy took a nap together and Jeff went
for a walk. We still are missing home but the weather was so
nice it helped to raise our spirits. Also Macy is bonding really
well with us and her fever seems to be gone so we are enjoying
the time we get to spend with her. She loves being in the hip
carrier (most of the time) and sleeps readily there. She seems
to be starting to trust that we will respond to her when she
cries so she is willing to play independently more.
Tomorrow, our group includes someone who is the 500,000th
traveler on this cruise for this year so they have asked someone
in the group to speak. Our guide XiXi (who is absolutely
wonderful) asked Jeff to do it. It should be interesting. The
news channels will be there and she will translate his words.
Hopefully he will make America proud. We laughed because we knew
how proud his dad would have been to know he was doing it. (We
think he may have even helped orchestrate it).
In any event, Kathleen and Macy just got back from a walk.
Kathleen was scolded by so many Chinese women of varying ages
for not keeping Macy warm enough despite multiple layers,
sweaters, hats and blankets. They just really like the babies
warm. We are trying to get Macy to bed so we will sign off. We
love you all.
Kathleen and Jeff
A Special Note to
Kayleigh and Brayden
One week and we are home. We love you so much and miss
you. We hope you have a great weekend and enjoy some free
time. We’ll talk to you soon.
Love,
Mom and Dad |
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Kathleen and Macy.
Kathleen, Macy, and two women in ethnic minority
ceremonial dress.
Jeff as a local farmer?
Our guide XiXi in the park; she is so amazing.
The panda relaxing at the park. |
