Flight two. Tired, wistful, feeling a little humdrum.
The wedding was a lovely affair. Beautiful bride and groom, brilliant weather, lovely meal.
Accompanying Dave to the wedding were Allison and Matthew, seen in the above. We spent all sorts of lovely time with them, including a piggy-back ride across “the walking bridge”. Of course, a 4 and a 2-year-old have energy reserves (particularly first thing in the morning) that science cannot yet fully explain; when they departed at 7am today to fly back to St. John’s, they left in their wake four adults who all required their own nap-time.
Leaving Toronto on a perfect September day.
Sam: Most highly anticipated: Japan, in particular Kyoto Most intimidating: Finding accommodation in random Chinese towns Dark horse candidate for best location: Luang Prabang, Laos Susan: Most highly anticipated: scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef Most intimidating: Planned 24-hour bus ride from Hanoi to Vientiane Dark horse candidate for best location: Fenghuang, China
Flight one. Nervous, excited, looking forward to seeing Mom and Dad.
19 weeks, 16 flights
4 month trip = 2 8'x4’ foam-core boards + lots of stickies + endless to-do lists.