So without further ado, here is our itinerary…
(I think Steve & I deserve a nap, don’t you?)
Feb. 15 – domestic Canadian
Feb. 16 – Canada to Beijing
Feb. 17 – Beijing
Feb. 18 – Beijing
Feb. 19 – Hope to visit a certain place outside the city 🙂
Feb. 20 – Beijing to Changsha
Feb. 21 – SAMUEL DAY!
Feb. 22 – Adoption Day
Feb. 23 – Changsha (or Yueyang County visit)
Feb. 24 – Changsha (or Yueyang County visit)
Feb. 25 – Changsha to Beijing
Feb. 26 – Beijing (as Canadian’s our process is completed here this week)
Feb. 27 – Beijing
Feb. 28 – Beijing
March 1 – Beijing
March 2 – Beijing
March 3 – Beijing to Yinchuan (Steve, Shelley, Garnet, Grace, Samuel) / Attie, Jerry, James, Faith stay in Beijing
March 4 – Yinchuan to Beijing (meet up with the rest of the family) (visit Garnet’s area)
March 5 – Beijing to Guangzhou, drive to Zhongshan (or train?)
March 6 – Zhongshan (visit Grace’s area)
March 7 – Zhongshan to Hong Kong (ferry?)
March 8 – Hong Kong (tour or Disney)
March 9 – Hong Kong (tour or Disney)
March 10 – Hong Kong to Canada
March 11 – domestic Canadian flight
Sounds a bit daunting, especially with a newly adopted 3 year old. Poor little guy. I’ll speak more to the whole decision process another time, but boy am I glad that we have finally booked those tickets! It only took Stephen 3 hours on the phone with a very accomodating Air Canada staff member. Whew! Steve is a saint for walking this through!
Wowzers! That is one impressive schedule. What a blessing that you will be able to visit where each of your children hail as “birth cities!”
And I sure hope you get to visit a certain place outside the city!
(And get to take some pictures of a certain boy while you are there…) 🙂
LOL! Amazing Shelley! We are so excited to follow your journey! Oh how I wish we could be there with all 9 of you….and let’s see 27 pieces of luggage I bet running through the airports with you all, (with the little one perched on top the luggage carts!)
You all amaze me!
We will be continuously praying for all of you as you travel! We love you guys and can’t wait to meet little Samuel and see you all together. God will keep you in His hands and stregthen you through this time of excitement and anticipation.
So happy for your family. God Bless you on this amazing trip and may you find strength enough for each new day.
Blessings to James and Faith and of course Garnet and Grace as they visit their birth country and Samuel as “Gotcha Day” approaches.
We will be thinking and praying for you.
Elijah will be counting the days till James’ return
Jaynee
Happy Chinese New Year Peters