Last Full Day in Nanchang

On a family adventure - lunch at a dumpling shop.
Flying with Baba at People's Park.
"Kindly remove my maozi, Mother! Do you see other people wearing ski caps around here?"

All is well, especially now that Maryn seems to have overcome the fever she had on Tuesday and Wednesday. A doctor came to the hotel to check on her last night. Yes, house calls still exist in China and for the reasonable fee of $26 give or take. Nothing serious and she was always a cheerful sweetie, even at 101 degrees. As she listened to our guide and the doctor speaking Chinese, Maryn was captivated and amused. She probably thought, "Finally! Some people who know how to speak properly!"

Today, we had a lovely morning at the People's Park where I got to practice my rudimentary Chinese, Carlyn fed koi and rode an amusement park swing, and Maryn carefully observed everything. Operating on the assumption that the Chinese wouldn't want her to be potentially chilly or exposed to the sun, I put a little hat on her. Eventually, a group of retirees gave me a good talking to. I heard "maozi" and knew they were talking about her hat. The rough translation is, "Silly American, take the hat off that baby. It's 90 degrees out here." So I did and then said, "Thank you, Grandma" in Chinese which got a good laugh from the whole group.

Tomorrow we begin the final leg of our amazing journey by flying to Guangzhou where Maryn will receive her visa to enter America and become an official Meiguoren.