Travel Information

Over the weekend, several people have asked what our travel schedule currently looks like.  Thanks!  If you are ready for the crazy ride, here we go.

On February 24, Jennifer, my mother and I leave early morning (one last chance to get caught in a traffic jam for old times sake) from DFW on American and fly to Seattle.  We have a several hour layover where we can stretch our legs, eat one more American meal and then catch a mid-afternoon flight from Seattle to Beijing on Hainan Airlines.  The planes are all new Airbus 330s but they have a wild paint scheme on the outside.

After a few days in Beijing to tour, climb the Great Wall and adjust to China and its 14 hour time difference, we will fly to Guangzhou.  We will spend the rest of our time in Guangzhou until we depart for home. We think March 1 is the big day where we finally get to meet Abby!

The week of March 1 is dedicated to working our way through the Chinese government side of things.  The next week is spent working our way through the American government side of things.

Then on March 11th we take a train to Hong Kong and spend the night.  The next morning we fly out to Newark on Continental.  Spend a few hours going through immigration and customs and then head to Dallas late that night.

Yes, Abby's first exposure of the USA will be New Jersey.  Hopefully this will not lead to years of counseling down the road.  :)

If you think through all of this, it will not be hard to figure out when we return to DFW.  We are clearly asking that you respect our privacy when we return and not meet us at the airport.  We will all be exhausted and Abby will simply be overwhelmed and exhausted.  Exhausted two year olds tend not to be tons o' fun.  As we get acquainted with Abby, maybe we can change this.

As promised, a crazy ride indeed.  Again, thanks for asking!

We are crazy excited.  We covet your prayers.