Itinerary

We are so excited to meet Clara in just a little over a week! Here is the breakdown of our trip. It will be so great to be able to spend time in China with Clara. We are trying to get Liah excited about spending time with her grandparents and she does get excited sometimes but mostly she is worried. We have started to count down the days until we are all home as a completed family. There are only 22 days left!

The trip there and back are the parts that I am LEAST looking forward to but we will be just fine. Yesterday, I called Jeff at 3:40 p.m. (when we leave from Detroit) and called him on the way to work this morning at 7:45 a.m. (when we will land in Hong Kong) to give a start and finish time to our trip. Sixteen hours is a long time. Hopefully, we will be able to sleep for some of it. The return trip with Clara will be interesting and I am happy that Jeff will be there to help out. I brought Liah home from Kazakhstan by myself and that was a trip that I still have nightmares about...

Here is our schedule:

11/4      Leave the U.S. for Hong Kong- just a 16 hour flight!

11/6      Hong Kong tour.

11/7      Leave Hong Kong for Nanchang

            *This is the day that we meet Clara!

11/8      Adoption Registration, Notarization and apply for Clara’s passport this afternoon.

11/9-     Rest or optional city tours- we will see how Clara is doing…

11/10    Waiting for child’s adoption paperwork to be completed/free day

11/11    Receive notarized adoption documents this afternoon.

11/12    Receive your child’s Registration Certificate and passport and today.

           

11/13    Leave Nanchang for Guangzhou

11/14    Free day in Guangzhou

11/15    Have Clara’s visa physical and visa photo taken this morning.

11/16    More appointments

11/17    Consulate appointment. 

11/18    Free day in Guangzhou.

11/19    Go to the U.S. Consulate to receive your Clara's visa packed and get ready to come home!

           

11/20    Arrive at airport to be reunited with LIAH and the rest of the family.

           

11/5      Arrive in Hong Kong.