Itinerary!!!

Cara and I bought our tickets through STA travel. They were very helpful and found us reasonable tickets with a great timeline. Here is when we will be traveling.

Leave Houston 11/7/06 at 7:40 a.m.
Arrive Sydney 11/9/06 at 7:50 a.m.**
**We lose a day...crazy.
Arrive Perth at 3:20 p.m.

We'll arrive in Perth on Thursday giving us a few days to fight through the travel lag before games begin on Sunday.

Our return itinerary is set for June 1st, but we have the option of changing this flight with a fee. Maybe we'll stay a little longer. :-)

With our initial travel plans set this trip is starting to really feel like it's happening.

Things are finally coming together! Mike ("Tank") and I are leaving for Australia/New Zealand in early November, and we'll be staying for a while...how long, nobody knows. Ultimate Frisbee World's (http://www.wucc2006.org/) are being held in Perth, Australia and that's where we'll begin our travels. We'll be using this blog to keep in contact with friends/family since phones will be hard to come by and expensive, so make sure to check in here to see what we're up to.

Grand Canyon NP '05

 

Must be quick...internet cafes rip you off. Grand Canyon was vast, amazing...really makes you feel small. We hiked down...see pics below. On our way to Phoenix today to stay with my uncle, hopefully. Can't wait to finish Harry Potter 5 book on tape in the car today and tomorrow...thanks Lorig! =) We'll be back in a few days...can't wait to see our friends and family again, but it's been an amazing trip. More details later...

love,
Cara and Mike =P

This is from Bright Angel Trail, which we took down into the canyon.

Sunrise at Pinnacle Point at the halfway point from the South Rim to the Colorado River. We woke up at 4:45 am to hike out and watch the sunrise. Unfortunately, a forest fire on the North Rim filled the canyon with smoke and we couldn't see the whole canyon...but it made for a nice picture and dreamlike vista.

Grand Canyon at sunset.

This one's for Calle...hopefully Whit will have some equally beautiful pictures with my hoodie...damnit.