I know I haven't been blogging much this week, but we had a bit of a computer scare and I have been spending my little free time backing up all our documents and photos in the event of a crash. We removed some new software and are crossing our fingers! To catch up, on Sunday we took Dona and Laura and the kids to Gulanyu to church and for some serious souvenir shopping. It was the day of the holiday (Duan Wu Jie) and a few other people had the same idea, so the ferry was packed, and the Coloradans got a taste of life in a crowd.
A hot, sticky moment in the church yard..
Followed by some local Xiamen cuisine in our regular Sunday lunch spot, although we were such a large group that they sat us upstairs next to the drying laundry. Nathan is sampling some octopus.
And Mary is demonstrating her skills with chopsticks...
Nick and Sophia were constant companions this week.
Part of the gang in the traditional tourist photo spot. It was an exceptionally clear day by China standards, muggy but lovely.
We shopped for trinkets, pearls and of course, tea. We are having the usual Fujian style tea tasting.
Mary got a Chinese outfit and posed with Helen for a photo, although we discovered we had been had when the closures began coming unglued! Since we could not find any festival festivities, after a nap at home we headed up the beach road to a restaurant we had been wanting to try..."under the big tree sea food place". You order your food by pointing it out inside the restaurant lobby...
And then you eat it in style outside on the patio under the lights with the ocean near at hand...it was terrific!
This morning we have just said goodbye to the gang as they head up to Xi' an and then to Beijing. Hopefully they have had enough of a China orientation to survive-- and Nick has mastered a couple of phrases. In Xi'an our good friends are setting them up with some drivers, etc.
I have lots more photos of their visit, including our trip to see Hakka tulou, which I will post later or tomorrow. In the mean time, my apartment is a disaster and I have so much catching up to do!
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