Travel Plans

I realize it has been awhile since we've posted anything, so I figured we could fill everyone in on how our plans have shaped up. We have finally booked some tickets and set a few dates. We are planning on working at Proski until April 5th when the shop officially closes, then hanging around Hirafu for a few days to get some last days on the slopes. Our friend Jared will be arriving on the 6th of April to spend a few days here with us before he joins us for a week around Hokkaido. We fly out of Sapporo on the 13th to Tokyo. We plan on dropping our passports off at the Indian Embassy in Tokyo right away because we only have 2 weeks before we fly out. We plan on traveling through lots of southern Japan while our passports are being processed. We hope to hit Osaka, Kobe, Koyto, Hiroshima and all of the small towns in between.

Once we've seen our fair share of Japan we will be heading back to Tokyo to pick up our passports and hop on our next flight. We fly out of Tokyo on May 5th and will end up in Bali after a few stops along the way. We decided to head down to Bali for 2 weeks before we go to India for some time in the sun and surf. I'm so excited to just laze on the beach and soak in some sun for a few days.

The only other flight we have booked is our flight out of Bali to Delhi. It will take us a couple days with an overnight layover in Kuala Lumpur, but eventually we will land in Delhi to be met by Andy's friend Rahana. Rahana worked with Andy in Kelowna, but his family still lives in India. He will be in the country while we are there and has kindly offered to show us around for a few days!! We are all so excited to have a local to help us out in possibly the hardest part of our trip. We fully expect India to be the most challenging bit of traveling we will have to do. It will not only be hard on the stomach but a huge culture shock for all of us.

Other then the upcoming travel plans nothing else is really new here in Hirafu. We both miss all of our family and friends so much, but haven't become homesick yet.  :)