Arrived by air from Guanzhou. Hainan is an island, so the only way in and out is by air. Weather is summery, around 25 celsius. I should imagine it gets very warm in summer. Got picked up at Haikou airport by 2 reps of Beike - both of whom would speak English. We drove on an excellent road for 30 minutes to reach the hospital. Beike seems to have leased out part of a 600 bed multi specialty provincial hospital. Couple of young doctors came and introduced themselves (the main doc does not speak English - the other one has to translate). It seems they will do some routine blood work etc on Monday. First stem cell infusion will probably be on Wednesday.
The room they gave me and my son has most mod cons - A/C, TV, DVD, Fridge, Internet in room. There is a small living room type area and a large washroom. Plus a balcony/corridor just outside. There is a small restaurant on the campus. We had breakfast and dinner there on Sunday.
Someone from the hospital escorted us + 1 more person to a big shopping area (about RNB 21 = US$3 each way by taxi). We bought some food there - milk in cartons, breakfast cereal and so on. Also needed an adaptor plus for our laptops.
BTW, the electricity is 220 KVA, not 110 KVA like in US/Canada. Laptops work within a range of 100-240, so there is no problem. Other appliances like kettles, toasters, etc, I guess it is best to buy locally.
Thats it for now. Shall connect later.
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