28 Days

Seems impossible, but there really is only 28 days 'til our departure. In a month we will be on our decent into Seattle and getting ready for our next leg to Japan. The visa applications have arrived at the travel agent (mail tracking is wonderful) and we should have them back next week some time. We will need to get together at least one more time before our departure. I will need to return the passports to all who are traveling and finalize meeting times at the airport and go over the itinerary one more time. Temperature in Beijing is 27 F and the temperature in Shanghai is 54. Have to be sure to tell folks that is will be cold, like here, when we start and warm up as we move south in China. I am really looking forward to this trip but not the long plane ride there and back. Where is teleportation when you need it?