Only in China

Margo slept several hours less than she has been and appears very solemn today. We have tried our best to get a smile or laugh but were unable to get any until after dinner. Even then, she held back and we really had to work for them. I think maybe the honeymoon is over and she is beginning to grieve everything she has left behind. Please pray for the healing of her heart.

Today we visited the People’s Park. It is a very beautiful large park that has everything you can imagine in it. A small amusement park, paddle boats, an exercise station, a playground, and a platform where the retired exercise while a band plays. They even have a goat that is dressed up and pulls a small rickshaw for children. The one thing that I had to try was the plastic bubble. You step into a large plastic bubble that they fill with air, you are then pushed into the water where you are to run or walk. I could never quite catch my balance and kept falling, by this time a large crowd had gathered to watch and as it is very hot inside the bubble I asked to be pulled in. Since it was so hot and humid we walked quickly through the park so we could take it all in, in a short amount of time.

After dinner we took a taxi to the Star of Nanchang. At 160 meters, it is the world’s largest Ferris wheel. Our guide told us that Singapore is building one that will be 170 meters. The Ferris wheel moves very slowly and it took 26 minutes to go around one time. The height gave us incredible views of the Gan River and the city. Only in China!