Jane here - Steve's left his blogger seat and finally let me have a say;-) I'm in panic mode!! One month until we travel and so much to do, so little time. We can't wait to meet our dear Quinn! We received an update from the orphanage yesterday, and it sounds like he is a little charmer. Apparently, the nannies regularly take him to their homes so he can "experience the love and warmth of a family." He is "honey-mouthed" (sweet-talker?) with adults, loves the outdoors and LOVES cars!!! Sounds like a real boy!!! Size-wise, he is the same as Stephanie was at the same age - at least we have some updated measurements to buy him some clothes. Of course, the shoes will be an issue, so just guessing and will buy one pair, as we all know I love to shop for shoes in China!! I think it was 14 or 16 pairs I bought for the 2 girls on our last trip;-)
We are so excited about our trip and know that the next month is going to go very quickly. We look forward to sharing our journey with you and hearing from you along the way.
Enjoy!
Jan 27, 2008
Jan 25, 2008
We have a travel date!!
Today we locked in our travel dates. We are off to Shanghai to start our adventure on February 27 and will be returning home on March 20 with the families from Group 253. Stay tuned for more details, and check out our high-level itinerary (click on the "Where we are today" link at the right-hand side of this blog).
Jan 21, 2008
We can start planning our trip!!!
Yipee!!! Much to our surprise, we received our confirmation letter on Friday January 11, signalling that we can start planning our trip to China. We will either be heading there the last week in February or the first week in March. Keep checking the itinerary for an update on the start of our journey.
Jan 20, 2008
Itinerary - What's planned for today
| Wednesday February 27 | Fly to Shanghai via Vancouver |
| Thursday February 28 | Arrive in Shanghai @ 4:30pm |
| Friday February 29 | Shanghai - Shanghai Museum, The Bund, Nanjing Rd. |
| Saturday March 1 | Shanghai - Silk Factory, Yuyuan Garden, Acrobats |
| Sunday March 2 | Shanghai/Train to Nanjing, Jiangsu (morning) |
| Monday March 3 | Nanjing/Drive to Taizhou, Jiangsu (day trip) (Stephanie's Orphanage) |
| Tuesday March 4 | Nanjing/Fly to Nanchang, Jiangxi (morning) |
| Wednesday March 5 | Nanchang/Drive to Jiujiang, Jiangxi (afternoon) |
| Thursday March 6 | Jiujiang (Hannah's Orphanage) |
| Friday March 7 | Jiujiang/Drive to Lushan Mountains (day trip) |
| Saturday March 8 | Jiujiang/Drive to Wuhan, Hubei (afternoon) |
| Sunday March 9 | Wuhan - Free day - sites tbd |
| Monday March 10 | Wuhan - Meet Quinn!!! |
| Tuesday March 11 | Wuhan - Paperwork + Free day - sites tbd |
| Wednesday March 12 | Wuhan - East Lake Park |
| Thursday March 13 | Wuhan - Free day - sites tbd |
| Friday March 14 | Fly to Beijing (late afternoon) |
| Saturday March 15 | Beijing - Free Day |
| Sunday March 16 | Beijing - The Great Wall |
| Monday March 17 | Beijing - Quinn's medical/Visa |
| Tuesday March 18 | Beijing - Hutong Tour, School visit, Shopping |
| Wednesday March 19 | Beijing - Forbidden City, Shopping, Peking duck dinner |
| Thursday March 20 | Fly to Toronto - Home Sweet Home!!! (Flight AC032) |
Our Route in China
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