Yesterday we finally received our Travel Approval (T.A.)! We are so excited! Next week we will get our itinerary and we hope to leave on March 11....only 11 days away! If we are able to leave on the 11th as planned, here's what our itinerary would look like:
Day 1 (3/11) Depart to Beijing
Day 2 (3/12) Arrive in Beijing. Settle into our group hotel
Day 3 (3/13) Tour Beijing on our own
Day 4 (3/14) Tour Beijing on our own and meet other families in our travel group as they arrive.
Day 5 (3/15) Beijing Cultural Tour: The Great Wall, Tian'an Men Square, and the Forbidden City.
Day 6 (3/16) Travel to Mason-Kate's province (Dianjiang) for "Gotcha Day". Mason-Kate will meet us at our hotel after we arrive!!!
Days 7-11 (3/17 - 3/21) Bonding with Mason Kate, sightseeing, and all of the official paperwork.
Day 12 (3/22) Travel from Dianjiang to Guangzhou.
Day 13 (3/23) Mason-Kate will have her medical exam.
Day 14 (3/24) Consulate Appointment.
Day 15 (3/25) Tour Guangzhou and pick up Mason-Kate's exit visa in the afternoon.
Day 16 (3/26) Morning departure from Guangzhou back to the USA!!!!
For now, we are unpacking what has been packed for weeks because the weather has changed....and we are updating our house with the color pink....we never knew there were so many shades of pink! The boys have enjoyed telling everyone that we are leaving in less than two weeks (probably). We enjoyed a fabulous baby shower given in Mason-Kate's honor last night....we have some really great friends! In an attempt to have Pryce at least try Chinese food, we are going to celebrate at a Japanese steakhouse (long story, but he won't know the difference). Thank you all for your prayers and we hope that you will enjoy following our journey to MK.....it sure has been a long time coming!
BRC&P
