Today we climbed the Great Wall with half of the population of China. Seriously. It was a beautiful Sunday, not a cloud in the sky, about 65 degrees, so everyone and their mother (and their grandmother, too) was there. Despite the throngs, it was spectactular. When the opening credits roll for the summer Olympics next year and they show the Great Wall, we can say, we were there! Cool factoid: The gold medal for the Beijing Olympics will be a combination of jade and gold.
We have a 4 am wake-up call tomorrow morning to get to the airport for our flight at 8. We land in Wuhan around 10, and get Baby Gill in the afternoon, exact time still unknown. All of us are keeping it together pretty well, but there's a lot of nervous energy and excitement. Tomorrow is the day!
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Well . . . this is it! It's 20:00 here on the eastern seaboard and the sun should start to rise soon in China (wait, I just did the calculation and it's 08:00 so you guys are probably well underway).
I can only imagine some of the feelings that must be coursing through you right about now. It's probably all very surreal at this point. Well that's all going to change pretty soon! Talk about being up against the wall :)
Patricia and I are very excited, pleased and proud of you both.
Enjoy!
OK... Today's the 9th. By now you have met her, and the long-awaited moment is finally a reality (perhaps a surreal reality, as Armen said....)
Congratulations!!! And welcome to the most beautiful, awe-filled, challeging trip you'll ever take.
Now where are the pictures? Pictures, people, we need pictures here!
Wow the Great Wall is amazing.
Thanks for sharing.
You write very well.
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