We are back in China. We were very lucky though...the plane from Chicago was not very full so Tim had four seats and I had three. We slept a good portion of the 14 hour flight. Travel time from Houston to Shanghai is about 22 hours. We arrived in Shanghai around 2:00pm and went home to take a shower. Then.....we went back to the airport to pick up Abi.

Sights from Houston

Houston was recovering from the hurricane...many people were still without power and we could see damage on store signs and in the streets where piles of tree limbs were being collected. There were tons of power trucks in the city from all over the country. We passed one mall parking lot that was completely filled with trucks.

Neighborhoods with tree damage



The weather was actually very nice in Houston. Much cooler than Shanghai.

Highlights from our trip....Tim had a few days away from work...and...we had dinner with friends that we had not seen in many years! It was great seeing you Alan and Joyce!