Tickets!

We hope everyone had a great Christmas, we sure did! Our next step in getting ready for India was getting tickets so we could actually get there! This proved to be an exciting process. Lots of options, huge range in prices and lots different times and dates to keep together. Luckily, once we get to Patna, someone from the  AB Eye Institute, where we are volunteering, will pick us up. But getting to Patna is going to be an adventure on its own! After looking through lots of different airlines and travel sites, we finalized our plans! We will be leaving on Saturday March 20, flying to San Francisco, from which we will catch a flight to Munich Germany. From there we go to New Delhi, and then catch a flight to Patna, arriving on Monday, March 22 at 1:15 local time! Whew! The fun of international travel! We felt better once we realized that we cross the international date line and that's why it is over a 3 day period. Our time frame looks funny on the return trip because we leave Patna at 8:50 pm and arrive home the next day at 2:44 pm! Sounds easier to me! :) It's pretty exciting to begin to see all the pieces falling into place, now we've got to hope all our luggage arrives with us... :) Here's a picture of the Patna Airport, looks a little different than SL International! We can't wait!

A little more about Patna...we looked up the weather for the time of year we will be there and it is going to be HOT! Average temperature for March is between 80-100 F and humid. So I guess it will be getting us out of chilly Utah for the time! No parkas for us.