So....... that episode of itinerary purgatory lasted a couple of weeks. I never did end up getting it ticketed. All told, I had at least a dozen itineraries on hold. In the end, we decided to throw in the towel. We were already over a week past our scheduled departure date. And since we wanted to be back when APL's cousins were to be visiting (they're here now!), we decided it wasn't worth it... plus the great seats we had were gone.
Instead, APL went to South Beach. The weather was FREEZING for the first couple of days (yes, I know... "Who leaves San Diego to go to Miami?") but it eventually warmed up and was pleasant.
Barbados and Mammoth
What we thought we would do is hang out in Miami, head over to Barbados to visit cousins, and then fly directly from Barbados to Mammoth, where we were to meet for a family ski vacay. In the end, we skipped Barbados, flew back to San Diego, and spent 7 looong hours driving to Mammoth. APL didn't sleep. This year he did not enjoy it at all... and he let us know. This marks the end of road tripping for us for a while.
APL skied every day in Mammoth. He was a little tentative those first couple of days, but by day 3 he was really into it.
Cousins from Montreal
APL's cousins from Montreal have been here for the past few days. He is loving it. His cousin Madeleine is exactly the same age and they have a ball together. His cousin Jack, who is a bit older, is appreciating having a male cousin around. He's the only boy in a family of 4 children... so he's outnumbered.
Sydney, Bangkok, Bhutan...
Another few hours in itinerary purgatory has yielded actual tickets: SAN-LAX-SYD-BKK-PVG-LAX-SAN. We will have a few days in Sydney before we fly to Bangkok and meet Mamia et al (how APL sees it). We then fly to Bhutan for a week of trekking. After that we will have some time in Thailand.
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