Things are coming together for our trip. The list of things that should be done hasn't diminished much, but our expectations of what realistically can be done certainly has. This has been a huge week for us, though. We have rented our house. This will go a long way towards financing the trip, and it also means we cannot come home early, at least not without finding somewhere else to stay.
Today, I booked us on a tour of Norway. In between exploring Oslo and Stockholm, we are taking 4 trains, 2 boats and 2 buses to see as much of this gorgeous part of the world as we can. We have family meeting us for this segment of the trip, which makes the logistics a bit harder. Only one more train trip to book and we are set for all transportation and lodging (for these two countries--the rest of the world is largely still uncharted and unreserved for us). The pictures are of the fjords and the interesting hotel where we are staying in Stockholm. The picture on the top is the hotel--not a traveling boat.
We also booked Ross, our eldest son, tickets to meet us in Tanzania over his Christmas break from college. Thank goodness for frequent flyer miles! Of course, the reality is that we've been spending so much on this trip and on preparation for the trip that our frequent flyer (spender) miles have accrued rather rapidly. Ross is traveling with us for the summer, then meeting up with us on the next continent. We planned the trip to be in Tanzania for his break so that he can go on safari and climb Kilimanjaro with us. For those unaware, Kilimanjaro is a strenuous hike, but not a technical climb like Everest or McKinley. Hey, if I'm going with my elderly husband, 11 and 13 year olds, how bad can it be?? ; - )
Any of you interested in meeting us there?
Today, I booked us on a tour of Norway. In between exploring Oslo and Stockholm, we are taking 4 trains, 2 boats and 2 buses to see as much of this gorgeous part of the world as we can. We have family meeting us for this segment of the trip, which makes the logistics a bit harder. Only one more train trip to book and we are set for all transportation and lodging (for these two countries--the rest of the world is largely still uncharted and unreserved for us). The pictures are of the fjords and the interesting hotel where we are staying in Stockholm. The picture on the top is the hotel--not a traveling boat.
We also booked Ross, our eldest son, tickets to meet us in Tanzania over his Christmas break from college. Thank goodness for frequent flyer miles! Of course, the reality is that we've been spending so much on this trip and on preparation for the trip that our frequent flyer (spender) miles have accrued rather rapidly. Ross is traveling with us for the summer, then meeting up with us on the next continent. We planned the trip to be in Tanzania for his break so that he can go on safari and climb Kilimanjaro with us. For those unaware, Kilimanjaro is a strenuous hike, but not a technical climb like Everest or McKinley. Hey, if I'm going with my elderly husband, 11 and 13 year olds, how bad can it be?? ; - )
Any of you interested in meeting us there?
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