First Two Days - More Travel Woes

Now I am in China and all of the issues over the flight to China quickly fade away.   Xin Jiao and I go to her sister Keiko’s home in Shenzhen. Keiko and I have talked on the internet several times before but we have never met in person. 

Keiko and I talked as Xin Jiao worked her magic in the kitchen.  She made Peking duck, some pork dish and vegetables.  Heaven in my mouth; boy can she cook.

A little about Keiko.  She is married and lives with her husband near Salt Lake City.  She is younger than Xin Jiao.  Since Keiko found a husband in America she helped Xin Jiao find me.

A couple of hours later Xin Jiao and I go to the bus station and take a bus to Guangzhou to spend the night.  Dragging around luggage for 3 people it not a lot of fun.  You might think but there are only two of you but realizing that I am an American and Americans always take enough stuff for 2 people.
 
We stayed in a very nice hotel near the American Consulate in Guangzhou. The next morning we went to the Consulate to fill out and have notarized a marriageability form. Then we met Xin Jiao’s son Jun for lunch at the train station.
 

After lunch we head for the train station to take the train to Shaoguan, Xin Jiao’s home town and the only place we can marry in China.  That is when the travel monster hits again.  The train was over 3 hours late due to the weather.

After a 2 hour ride we arrive in Shaoguan weary.  We look for a taxi but none will take us for such a short ride.  Finally after about 10 rejections we find one person who is willing and to the hotel.

The day will look better after a good nights sleep.