Hi everyone, well we are 3 days out from "lift-off" and counting. Our travel companions, Sue and Arthur Shapiro, are joining us tonight to "relax" from the huge anticipatory excitment of a great trip to China by going to the local "Chinese restaurant" for dinner� We are traveling with Sue and Arthur, United Business Class, hopefully to make our long 18 hours "in the air" no less than enjoyable. We leave Tampa at 5 am on Tuesday, the 12th of March, in the 'year of our lord 2013', travel to Newark and at 3 pm on the same day we lift off to Beijing, arriving almost exactly 24 hours later, 3 pm (Beijing time) on Wed. the 14th, in time for a light meal and bed! Our itiniary is below:
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