Dan’s post
Here’s the stats:
- We left NYC at noon on Friday July 22nd.
- Travel Path NYC->Detroit->Seoul->Shanghai->Beijing Arrive August 7th
- 8700 miles, 23 days, 5 cities (For reference an old 19th century Clipper ships could cross the Atlantic in 21 days)
- 10 days in quarantine in Shanghai, which is basically sitting in a nice hotel room for 10 days straight.
Not so funny quirks of COVID China travel—We spend a lot of time getting COVID tested, retested, and proving we have the right testing and a lot of direct flights are impossible due to flight crews not wanting to quarantine.
We’re travelling a bit heavy: 600 lbs. of luggage in 8 bags—don’t ask about the extra baggage costs—and 6 carry-on bags. Going to and from the airport is a total pain. In our defense, we thought the family was traveling in 2021 and thus purchased many things in NY to live for the year and didn’t want to part with them.
Looking forward to getting back to Beijing and being in our own house! Celia has been targeting a new cat (mao in mandarin) which we’re planning on calling Chairman Mao Zecat.