Guangzhou city zoo

Today we went to the Guangzhou Zoo to see a panda bear--only one lives at that zoo and 10 live at another zoo that is about an hour away. Unfortunately we won't be able to go to that one. We had only been at the zoo for about 40 minutes when there was a torrential downpour. We found shelter, but it continued to rain and rain. We were being attacked by mosquitoes and just decided to make a run for it back to the van (we had to purchase some umbrellas first). Even with the umbrellas, we got soaked--there was some flooding that we had to run through. We got back about 2:00 and have been at the hotel ever since trying to dry out. The stroller we borrowed is still wet, and poor Dave only has 1 pair of shoes which are still wet. We didn't even get lunch--just ate snacks. We are about to head out for some dinner in our wet shoes--I am SO TIRED of this hotel room and so is Grace. It has just been miserable weather--they are calling for rain for the whole time we are here. This would be considered the "rainy season". The rest of the group fly in tomorrow afternoon from their provinces. I'm anxious to reconnect with them and see how their new little ones are adjusting. Grace is still doing great--a real trooper! I miss my other kids!!!!!