We've made it to Guangzhou!

It's 7am on Monday and we're sitting at Starbuck's, enjoying an iced vanilla latte and updating the blog. The internet is free here and we're told the ice is okay. We're down to hours until MaryAlice Time. We leave at 2pm for the Civil Affairs office and the babies arrive at 2:30pm for the orphanage. We're sitting here going through the list of questions to ask the nanny this afternoon, although I did receive an update two days ago describing how her bottle is made, the times she eats, whether she's potty trained (she's not) and other stuff that I think I've already blogged about.

The White Swan is very nice. I've included a photo looking outside my window. We have adjoining rooms and both have cribs, so maybe Marcia and Monica will get a baby too!! LOL. We haven't explored too much yet and are on our way to have the buffet breakfast.

We went for a foot massage yesterday when we arrived at Shamian Island at the Chinese Medicine Shop. The foot massage was for 60 minutes and included an awesome shoulder massage...all for 10 dollars. Thanks Linda for the tip on that one! We'll be back as often as possible. Monica had the body massage and felt like she was being dismembered, but loved it! LOL!

The flight to Guangzhou was easy. Our guide, Catherine was with us the entire time, making it so stress free. It's nice to be able to unpack the suitcase and set up "stations" for diaper changing, computer area and bottle making. Thanks for that tip Susan and Riz. I included a picture of Monica handling the luggage. I took your advice, Bill and am planning on working these women for the next 10 days!!

Shamian Island is like Savannah with shade trees and very little car traffic. It's quite warm and muggy, but the trees help.

Well that's it for now. I will try to update the blog as soon as possible with photos and maybe even video, if I remember how to upload it to YouTube. I think MaryAlice is going to look just like she did in the updated photos...we shall see!!