So we made it through Toronto smoothly, and on to Beijing. (Which at 14 hours was officially the longest single flight I've ever been on!) We unfortunately left late, which meant we landed late, and since in Beijing we had to clear customs, wait for our luggage, then wait for a shuttle to a different terminal, then wander around trying to find the spot domestic departures... By this point, we had missed our connecting flight. And then after much ado and a few international phone calls, we were very thankfully rebooked on a later flight. Then we still had to re-check in, recheck our luggage, re-clear security (They are serious about security in Beinjing- They sniffed each liquid in my baggie and everyone got a thorough metal-wanding and pat-down, reminiscent of Amsterdam circa 2010) and finally to our gate.
We landed in Guangzhou without further incident and got our luggage, and then met our agency contact, and drove 30 or so minutes to our hotel (which is freakishly gorgeous, btw) and checked in around 230am local time. Then we slept. In a bed. And it was wonderful.
Now it's almost 8, and we've both been up for a while already. We have nothing in particular planned for today, but will be getting Ephraim tomorrow afternoon at 230pm local time. Our guide, Simon, told us that he met our baby last time he was at that orphanage. Simon says Ephraim looks just like a famous Chinese movie star. Someone called Wang Bao Qiang. So maybe you can google him. :)
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