Itenerary

Several have asked for our itinerary.

Thursday, Jan 9:
6:12AM flight to Chicago/arrive 7:35AM
10:05AM flight to Shanghai/arrive 2:50PM Friday, Jan 10 (China time) - 15 hour flight from Chicago to Shanghai; wait 6 hours for next flight *please pray for us to stay awake so we can be safe
9:35PM flight from Shanghai to Tianjin/arrive 11:45PM; taxi takes us from airport to Shepherd's Field Village

Saturday, Jan 11:
Meet our Maeve; spend the day at Shepherd's Field Village

Sunday, Jan 12:
8:15AM flight from Tianjin to Nanchang, China (China requires the adoptive child to return to the province of birth to process paperwork)/arrive 11:30AM

Afternoon: meet orphanage director for paperwork

Monday, Jan 13:
8:30AM-noon go to Civil Affairs office for more paperwork

Tuesday (14th), Wednesday (15), and Thursday (16):
free days

Friday, Jan 17:
5:15PM flight to Guangzhou/arrive 6:45PM (China requires all adoptive children to have their Visa processed in Guangzhou)

Saturday, Jan18:
Maeve has required medical check

Sunday (19th) and Monday (20th):
free days

Tuesday (21st):
Visa appointment

Wednesday (22nd):
Visa pick-up; take train to Hong Kong (6:20-8:18PM); in Hong Kong a van will take us to our hotel

Thursday (23rd):
12:30PM flight to San Francisco/arrive 8:15 AM (14 hour time difference); clear immigration in San Francisco
12:27PM flight to St.Louis/arrive 6:15PM