Lotus blossoms choke mossy green ponds. Old truck hangs low its bed dragged down by coal blocks Big as boulders. SUVs and pricey new cars alongside millions Of bicyclists. Raindrops size of gold balls in Guangzhou. In the shade of a Mcdonald's umbrella.
River barges chug endlessly up and down the Pearl river.
In each city he had a different task to perform, a different set of forms to fill out. So he brought his nephew Kevin Murray along, for company and support. They were certainly the most unorthodox pair in their group of 8 adopting families. They were also the most restless. Since Joe had done this trip before, he wasn't interested in the jade factories and temples the guides wanted to show them.