Travel Plans
Yesterday we made the trip up to Pasadena for our travel meeting. We got great information on what to expect at St. Lucy's, and that the Taiwanese consider it impolite to wear Speedos in public. (Or maybe that was in my dream last night.)
The only bad news out of the meeting was that the "four to six weeks" that everyone is told about travel times, put into the Luke & Sheri bad luck equation, meant that we got the outside number. Six weeks. Sad we were, but what could we say? Six weeks is better than nine months.
But, it appears as if our luck is on the upswing. Kerry called this morning to say that it looked like our pick-up date would be moved from October 24th to October 18th. See the sky open up? Hear those archangel trumpets? At this point, six days is a lifetime, it really is. Just removing one week from our sentence has felt like a reprieve from the governor on the night of a scheduled execution. Okay, maybe a bit of an exaggeration.
That means that we'll be sailing out of here around October 10th. Why travelling so early? Two reasons: 1. we want to do a bit of site-seeing, particularly around Lu-Yu's birth city; 2. if our bad luck does continue for a while, we want enough time so that if our flight is canceled, we can still make it to Taiwan by other means. (Kayak, submarine, shuttle Atlantis, tunnelling are a few that come to mind.)
The only bad news out of the meeting was that the "four to six weeks" that everyone is told about travel times, put into the Luke & Sheri bad luck equation, meant that we got the outside number. Six weeks. Sad we were, but what could we say? Six weeks is better than nine months.
But, it appears as if our luck is on the upswing. Kerry called this morning to say that it looked like our pick-up date would be moved from October 24th to October 18th. See the sky open up? Hear those archangel trumpets? At this point, six days is a lifetime, it really is. Just removing one week from our sentence has felt like a reprieve from the governor on the night of a scheduled execution. Okay, maybe a bit of an exaggeration.
That means that we'll be sailing out of here around October 10th. Why travelling so early? Two reasons: 1. we want to do a bit of site-seeing, particularly around Lu-Yu's birth city; 2. if our bad luck does continue for a while, we want enough time so that if our flight is canceled, we can still make it to Taiwan by other means. (Kayak, submarine, shuttle Atlantis, tunnelling are a few that come to mind.)
posted by Luke Martin at 10:59 AM
7 Comments:
Congrats on finally getting to travel! I think leaving early is great, we were there only two days early before our Maya, and it went fast. I would have loved to see the true Taiwan...past all of the noise, buildings, and motor-scooters. It looks like a beautiful country from the glimpses you get of the hillsides in the city. Hope everything works out with your plane...tunneling to Taiwan?
Congrats again,
Janalee
Congrats on your travel plans. I think leaving early is great, I would have loved to see more of the true Taiwan. You can tell it is a beautiful place if you get a glimpse past the buildings in the city.
Good luck with everything.
Janalee
Wow that's great news. It must be so exciting to finally be making those travel plans. The extra time will also give you a chance to aclimate to the time change. I can't wait to see him in your arms.
let me know if you will be around Taichung at anytime would love to show you a few sites
Rhonda Steve Josh and Jesse
We're so glad that "the call" has finally come. As much as the next few weeks will seem to take forever, I'm sure that the routines of life will also make it bearable. Especially considering the joy at the end of the journey.
Congrats on getting your travel date moved up. Hope the next month flies by.
I would bet my husband would say Submarine seeing as he is ex submariner for the U.S. Navy...lol. I do hope that doesn't come about though. You will be fine.. and I am so glad that we will get to meet you guys. Safe travels.
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