More excitement...

Assuming we would both be done work this week, we had pre-arranged one last motorcycle ride with some friends that are moving back to Australia in a few weeks. With the week we've just had, we needed a day away from the stresses of planning this trip so decided to go ahead with the ride. As it worked out 7 other riders joined us and we had a blast! We took the Langdale ferry and went over to Gibsons & Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast. It was a great little ride. The weather cooperated and only rained when we were inside on a break. The rest of the day was good weather.

On the ferry home, we got an email on Johns Blackberry from our agency with our Hague Approval letter and our in-China travel invoice. We believe that they aren't going to bill us unless they firmly believe we are going so this was a good invoice! Our TA's will be another day or two but are definintely coming. Our passports & VISA's will be ready for pickup Thursday evening. No travel warnings are in place for China but we may be subjected to medical testing & quarantine. In short, planning is moving forward...

The bad news is that John and I are now both sick! The stress of the weekend has worn us both down and we're now suffering from head colds (no, not swine flu). This is another thing that is impacting our packing effectiveness as we're stuck in bed and moving much slower. Boy, this trip been a royal pain and we haven't even left yet! Maybe this means that we'll have a wonderful time over there...