Green Mountain

Our big excursion of the day was a trip to Green Mountain. It is a state park type of place about 30 minutes outside of Nanning. The weather looked a bit dicey, but it held out until we were walking around one area of the park (we visited 3 different areas), and then it poured! Qi Fu loved it, of course. As a matter of fact, he was already soaked by the time the rain started because he discovered a rain puddle about ten seconds after we got off the bus and promptly not only jumped in it, but also sat! Yep, that's right, I said sat - full bum right down in the middle. Of course everyone laughed and that only encouraged more!

After the rain started, Jane - aka super prepared woman - produced a dozen huge umbrellas from her secret pocket or something. And Qi Fu insisted on being the one to carry it. Do you know how hard it is to stay under an umbrella carried by a two foot high person? Not so easy my friends. Eric, Hannah, and I opted for the soaking over the back aches. But, man did he look cute holding this giant umbrella. Brought to mind Alice in Wonderland and the giant mushrooms.

On the way back to the hotel, we stopped at a local store that sells jade and pearls. Some really pretty stuff in there. Jane told us that it is traditional for men to wear the female Buddah. It is supposed to make them lucky with the ladies. We bought one for Qi Fu - to be kept until he is older, though I suspect he won't have any problems attracting girls with his wit and charm. He already has the ability to make one of the other little girls in our party smile and giggle. And that is saying a lot because she is having a really hard time and will hardly smile for anyone else. He's a little lady killer in the making!