SFO is great . . .

Especially Gordon Biersch   Bloody Mary's, crab cakes, garlic French Fries, big garden salad.  All is right in the world.

Now boarding for Hong Kong.  Which is code for fourteen hours in the air. 

That's us!  Hong Kong, United Airlines.

When we land, I should probably be all caught up on reading screenplays of my peers, but better than that, I will probably be delirious.  It will be next day, 6:30pm. 

Did you know Hong Kong isn't in China?  It's an island off the southern shore.

From the airport we'll take an express bullet train to the Chinese border.  There, we'll spend the night to regroup and recharge, and in the morning, we'll cross into Shenzhen, our first stop in China.  

Fun fact:  You need a special visa to enter China.  And if you don't have your proper paperwork, you won't get in.  Many nationalities can get visas on the spot at the Hong Kong border, but not Americans.  We have to apply two weeks before travel, at your local Chinese Consulate.  If you've never had the awesome pleasure of visiting that office, think DMV. 

This is my actual Chinese Visa

It's on.  Let the games begin!  

~SS