Travel blog/itinerary

I know there is a way to use this blogger from China, but it takes some back-door sneaking in, and I just don't have any confidence in trying to sneak around the internet.  So, I'll stick with the tried and true and post our travels on the site we used last time around.  If y'all are interested, check us out at www.journeytome.com and click on Adoption Journals.  User id: housley, password: daughter.

We leave for my parents' house tomorrow, Monday, theoretically by 3pm, but if I know us (and I do) we'll be lucky to leave by 6pm.  I really, REALLY want to get a decent night's sleep before we begin a very long travel day.  I know, wishful thinking.

Here's the basic outline:  Tuesday: fly to San Francisco, then on to Beijing, arriving Wednesday afternoon (China time).  Eat quick dinner, collapse into exhausted slumber.

Thursday/Friday: touring in Beijing, hiking Great wall, take overnight train to Xi'an.

Saturday/Sunday: tour Xi'an, including the terra cotta warriors, and church in Xi'an (yes, they have an LDS branch there!)  Fly to Wuhan.

Monday-Friday: meet HengAi on Monday morning, do adoption and passport paperwork, tour Wuhan.

Friday: (the 13th!  The boys think we're doomed) fly to Guangzhou.

Saturday-Tuesday: finish up adoption paperwork, tour, and try to blow the last of our spending money.  Tuesday evening, take a train to Hong Kong.

Wednesday: maybe Hong Kong Disney.  We'll have to see how we are all faring at that point.

Thursday: Fly home!  We might make it back in time for cub scout pack meeting.  :)

All of this is subject to change, of course.  I'm feeling a little exhausted by it all already!