Last minute preparations

Well, we are almost ready to go. I got my bags packed last night and at 4 this morning I finalized that last outstanding leg of our travel. Last week when we got our travel plans we were told that our final appointment was at the US Embassy in Guangzhou on Tuesday December 19 and that we could travel back to the U.S. on December 20. So I went online to Cathay Pacific (everyone has told us that this is the airline that we should fly) and got great fares flying out on the morning of December 20th.

So after booking our non-refundable tickets, I got more information from the adoption agency (they are notorious for sharing info small pieces) that we can't leave Guangzhou any earlier than 8 pm, well after the last flight from GZ to HK. Needless to say, Tracy was a little on edge about this recent travel challenge!

So yesterday my colleague Chris Golier, who handles Golf Digest's international licensing, put me in touch with our Hong Kong affiliate, who, as luck would have it, also have an office in GZ. So GD HK saved the day, by sending me a detailed itinerary of the train schedule from GZ to HK, a 1:50 train ride that they tell me is easier than flying.