Sept 7, 2012 Taken care of Business

We have decided not to visit the orphanage today.  When we received Bobby, the nanny suggested that it may not be a good idea. She felt he had become too distraught and the visit may trigger him again.  We made this same decision with Kylie Gail's orphanage for the same reasons last week.  But, with further discussion we decided to wait until Thursday night and have the guide discuss the idea of a visit with him.  Given that he is 8 and not 5, we thought a few days would make a difference.  So, he was asked and said he did not want to go back to say goodbye.  This leaves us with a free day!

We went out to run errands.  Starting with a trip to one of only 3 medical equipment pharmacies in Guangzhou.  We bought a rubber tip for Keith's cane, and I checked out the prices for equipment, just for fun.  The shocker was that the prices were similar to Fresno!  30 USD for a folding cane.

Here is a pic of the kids as we wait for the bus driver.  They were so  patient.

 

We then went looking for a hardware store.  Evidently this is not a common concept in China.  Ha Ha.  Kylie Gails' braces are loosing screws and falling apart.  The Kiddo is probably not used to walking so much.  We found it and fixed the braces.. 

 

We then got dropped off at the park down the road from our hotel.  The plan was a couple of hours of run time for the kids.  This lasted about 35 minutes.......

 

Then it began to rain

It rained

and rained

and rained for about 45min.

 

Finally the rain broke and we were able to walk back to the hotel.

Note to self:  Take umbrellas next time.