Well, no one ever said any of this was going to work smoothly. October is apparently a really bad month to try to travel.
The first week of October is a National Holiday so all government offices will be closed for the week!!! Wondering why we don't have holidays like that in the US??
Gotcha Day can only be on a Monday and US Consulate appointments must fall on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday the following week. There are no consulate appointments available for the rest of September. We were able to confirm an appointment for October 11 but since the week before is a holiday, no one can complete their adoptions the second week.
There is a Trade Fair that starts in Guangzhou on the 14th of October through the 4th of November. This means two things, first: It will be crazy busy in Guangzhou; and second: hotels, if available, will be double or triple the price.
So our options are pay extra or wait until November. We don't want to wait.
We have asked that our Consulate appointment be on October 18 or 19. That means that Gotcha Day will be 10/10. Hoping for confirmation of that tomorrow.
In the meantime, we have faith that Claire will be with us exactly when she is supposed to.
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