Today was one of the busiest days of our entire trip, and other than actually adopting Sophie, it was the most important. Today was when we got the “all clear” to bring Sophie home. It was the day that we signed the last official piece of paper of our trip. It was the day where we were assured that there are only two more days to wait before we’re done and we can go home. It was our Consular Appointment.
We spent the better part of the day waiting for the word that our paperwork was OK and that were ready to go visit the Consulate. Then, almost 2 1/2 hours going to our appointment and getting those last few papers signed, and we were finally free. The visa will be ready on Friday and, God willing, we’ll head home on Saturday. Hooray!
After the emotionally tiring day of US government paperwork, it was off to the Pearl River, which runs through part of Guangzhou. We took a dinner cruise down the river to look at the lights of the city – and there are PLENTY. The Chinese like to decorate their buildings with lights, and some of the displays are pretty impressive. We uploaded a photo gallery here, but you can’t do justice to the constantly changing lights without seeing it in motion. We took a few movies, and we’ll try to upload some to YouTube over the next few days. It really was impressive.
