Monday, March 22, 2010

Hi from Roger

Our Monday is almost done. My girls are all fast asleep its 10:00 pm here. Patti is feeling a bit better. She ate a little soup tonight. Tori and I went shopping at a "small" store which turned out to be a little smaller then the Superstore in Oromocto. It's not a long walk and the prices were ok too. We bought soup and noodles along with some other snack foods and drinks. Oh and water - no one here drinks the tap water not even the locals. It's not safe.

Tomorrow is our last tour day. We go to Tian'an Men Square and the Summer Palace. We will also be having Peking Duck for lunch. This will complete our second half of our becoming heroes. An old leader of China had stated that if you climbed on the Great Wall and eat Peking Duck you were a hero. The wall was hard on my legs so I'm hoping the duck dinner is easy on my stomach.

Wednesday we are going to the "silk market." I guess it's quite a bargain shopping area.
Our guide will pick up our final paperwork to bring Violet home, and then we pack and get ready for our 16+ hours of flying....but according to my watch it'll only be 5 or 6 hours....got to love the International Date Line.

Well better get to bed now thanks again for the prayers for Patti, I know God has been at work for us and I've seen it again today!
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  1. RachaelMarch 23, 2010 at 12:51 PM

    Hi Roger! great to "hear" from you. Yup, gotta love that International Date Line....I got home to Canada before I even left New Zealand (two years ago).

    Wow, almost time to come home...seems like yesterday you were just counting the sleeps until you go to China. :)

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