Greetings from the PRC.

After a long morning of relaxing at the Hong Kong Hyatt, we boarded a train and set sail for the PRC.
The short two hour ride was great. Ambling along the track, checking out the countryside is so much more enjoyable than being stuffed in the cabin of a jetliner. I really wish trains were a more viable option for us in the US.
There's nothing like looking over miles and miles of endless high rise apartments to put into perspective what 1.3 billion people looks like. Wow. Cruising past "country towns" with hundreds of thousands of inhabitants is then dwarfed again when you arrive in Guangzhou, the 5th largest city in China (population 15 million).
Our smiling CCAI rep was patiently waiting for us at Guangzhou East station. Her name is Grace and she's great. With a sparkle in her eye, she answered the question that was on all our minds..."you will get your babies at 2 o'clock tomorrow."
We settled in at the White Swan (good to see the old Swan),and started to digest what we knew, where we were and what we had in store for the next 36 hours. We received some mysterious news about Marin's condition and current living situation. Sorry, no more than that to share until we hear the official word from her caretakers.
Last night and this morning was a sweet trip down memory lane. Seeing the young ones with their new proud parents is truly a sight to behold. At breakfast this morning, the dining room was full of babies, at various stages of getting to know their new mommies and daddies. We saw a few infants, toddlers, and certainly more special needs kids than last time. The hotel looks EXACTLY the same. The only difference in our room is that we have a city instead river view, but still interesting with lots of people-watching on the street below.
Well, that's it for now. We know you are patiently waiting for the "Real News", and we plan to deliver that in our next post. Please keep us, and especially Marin, in your thoughts and prayers... stay tuned.

Programming note: We are unable to access our own blog from here like last time. So, thanks to uncle Tyler who will be posting messages and images for us --hopefully it will work. We are still getting emails, so keep those comments coming. We love hearing from all of you. Butch, the ham fried rice is still damn tasty.