Our Adventure Continues

It was beautiful weather today. Very comfortable to walk around in short sleeves. And SUNNY, the first sun we've really seen for 11 days!

Like Shawn said we made the most of the day considering we were disappointed we didn't get to go to the safari park. We had to meet our guide to go back to get Sophie's TB test read. Thankfully it was negative. Our guide had a "pediatrician" look at Sophie's throat and  rash and listen to her lungs since she spiked the fever yesterday and we still aren't sure what the rash is. We didn't post this before, but the itchy rash on her legs that she had when we got her was diagnosed as scabies at the medical on Saturday, but we still aren't sure that really what it is. It definitely looks like bites, but it's mostly on the fronts and backs of her thighs, not it the folds of her skin, between her fingers, toes, like scabies usually is. So far, we haven't seen any signs of it on us ( yay) but we each have had some psychosomatic itchy spells!!

I had totally planned on returning her to the room since she had a fever yesterday. I was trying to follow the 24 hour rule, but it was SO nice out that we just didn't want to go back inside the room! We just decided to carry her everywhere to not wear her out! Coming from winter in Illinois, we had such a great time just being outside and the island is so wonderful.

We met up with some new friends, Pat and Diana and their adorable identical twin girls, Meilynn and Kailynn and they invited us to walk with them to the market. I won't repeat everything Shawn posted about the market, but it did stink, and I was kinda glad Sophie didn't like the smell. She reacted so strongly that I was afraid she would throw up! I finally gave her one of her napkins that we had in the backpack to put over her nose. She even tore off some pieces and stuck them up her nose! She is very resourceful!!

We went to Starbucks for some "American sandwiches" for lunch. As we walked in, Shawn inhaled deeply and was comforted. He hasn't had a good cup of coffee since we left. Sophie, however, covered her mouth again. She did not like the smell. I took her out and she began spitting. Chinese people spit everywhere, even the girls. Sorry, but it is so gross. We will have to work on that!

We borrowed a stroller from our hotel and we walked down to the White Swan which at least 1/2 of it  is closed for renovations, but they still have the lobby open with the beautiful waterfall and the red couch!

We went back to the Chinese restaurant for dinner for Sophie (and Shawn) and she hardly ate anything! She must  not be feeling 100% that's for sure, plus she did have a rather large snack of a noodle bowl,  2 tangerines, and a banana just a couple of hours earlier!

Here is a pic of the outside of the restaurant, note the swimming pool to the left. It is full of fish for dinner. There were also boxes of turtles and eels?

Inside was a crate of rabbits. There were different ones from the ones we saw Friday night when we ate here before!

I made her a little calendar tonight, trying to explain to her how many days we have left until we go home. I wonder what she will think of home. And the 14 hour plane ride to get there. She was saying, "Con TV" which means watch TV after Shawn gave her a shower and she didn't put up too big of a fight when we told her "no, con bed"! She is out! 

Tomorrow is a tour with our group to a park. It is so nice to be with other adoptive families. Hopefully she will be fever free and we can go!