The Newmans

After an early start we said goodbye to Dave and De, and took the Maglev out to airport. For Andrew the novelty still hadn’t worn off, and it was a great experience. Especially when it went around the corners; it tipped slightly to the side each time. We were both quite tired, as you are at the end of a big holiday of being out and about, but really glad to have experienced it. Especially with Dave and De. If you’re going to be spending 3 weeks with a couple, you can’t do much better. We all really enjoyed the time together, seeing what the big world of China has to offer.

One last note on the coming home front. We flew home then dumped all the washing in the middle of the floor, separate from the normal washing. Everything smelled like coal dust, sulphur, and dirt. Most of the clothes needed two goes through the washing machine to get all the grit out, and quite a few things needed to be hand-washed. If you have any foreign friends, then introducing them to the wonders of Eucalyptus oil is a worthy thing to do.