Yesterday Kari and Christopher took a drive to the countryside to see the famous mountains of Guangxi. Christopher kept up a steady dialogue with the driver, asking him about each kind of car on the road and shouting out driving instructions. Twice, he had the driver laughing so hard that Kari was afraid for their safety.

After arriving at their destination, Kari started taking pictures of the scenery and two local boys (somewhere in the 8- to 10-yr-old range) starting playfully teasing her and Christopher, mugging for the camera and running into the frame whenever she tried to snap a shot. Having had enough, Christopher went up to the boys and scolded them in no uncertain terms, “You boys are not nice! Stop being mean to me and my Ma-ma!”

Kari and Christopher have a busy day ahead, which will include last-minute scrambling to finalize Christopher's passport/visa and then boarding a brief flight to Guangzhou where they will be completing the US Immigration paperwork prior to the swearing-in ceremony and the long flight home. Because of the travel, I probably won't have the next update until Saturday morning EDT at the earliest.