Illness Strikes Again

Two down, two to go. I hope not.

Yesterday (Friday) was our last day in Xi'an. The only thing we were waiting for was Abigail's passport. We heard that this particular Civil Affairs office could be quite late in issuing her passport, but we booked a Friday evening flight towards Guangzhou anyway. We were ready to move on and the rapidly deteriorating weather only added to our urgency.

In the morning, we set out to find a way to package the sword that David bought in the Muslim Quarter. It was way too big to fit into any of our luggage, and carrying it on the plane was a little out of the question. Jane had the idea of trying the local post office, which was right across the street from our hotel. They neatly packaged it in a long box and charged David seven yuan for it (just over a dollar). Not bad, and we now had a package that could be checked as baggage.

When we checked out of the hotel at 2:00, Jane had some good news for us. She held up Abigail's passport and told us they actually got it to her earlier than expected. We headed for the airport. arriving there at about 3:00, plenty of time for our 7:30 flight.

Meanwhile, David had not been feeling well most of the day and by the time we got to the airport, he was feeling really rotten. He spent most of the time there being sick. Maybe it was a good thing we had such a long wait at the airport.

When it was time to go through the security check, he had to be supported, he was so weak. It was a pretty miserable two-hour flight for him.

When we finally got to our hotel in Guangzhou at midnight he was very grateful to be horizontal. By morning, he was feeling much better and he took it easy most of today. Other than tiring easily, he is coming back towards normal again.

Hopefully, there won't be any more adventures of this sort.