Survivor!

Yes, it's Survivor Wednesday but I'm talking about us surviving our first day with all the dogs and the boys.  There's definitely a learning curve but we'll get it figured out.  For example, you can't just put down four bowls of dog food.  Cooper and Kanan eat the same food but Buddy and Sierra have different foods and they are all very protective of their bowls of food so Kanan had to have his food in the garage, Cooper in the entryway, Sierra in the kitchen and Buddy on the back porch.  When Jacob arrived, Buddy barked at him and I've never seen a lower lip get more stuck out and turned down.  Jacob began trembling and finally burst into tears.  I think his feelings were hurt on top of being a little scared.  Poor little sweetheart.  We soon figured out that we had to get rid of the usual bowl of water in the kitchen breakfast area because Buddy likes to put his feet in it and slosh it around.  They'll have to go outside for a drink.  Anyway you get the picture- lots of adjustments to be made for us to survive the week ahead.

Justin printed out his itinerary for me so I thought I'd share it with you.  It looks like a mini-version of  "The Amazing Race" to me!   Tuesday was LA to Chicago and then on to Zurich Switzerland arriving at 10:45 AM this morning.  Take train to Lucerne to visit Chapel Bridge, Lion of Lucerne and take a gondola ride.  Take late afternoon train from Lucerne for 8 PM flight to London.  Staying in London at a friend of Sarah's.  Thursday's transportation is an underground pass with plans to visit London Eye, Big Ben, Parliament, Tower of London, British Library, British Museum, Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey.  Friday is a daytrip (taking train from Waterloo) to Hampton Court and enjoying a High Tea.  Saturday a 4:14 PM flight to Istanbul so can do a few things in London that they missed on Thursday.  Private shuttle provided by hotel picks them up in Istanbul.  Sunday visit the Grand Bazaar, Turkish Baths, Topaki Palace, Haghia Sophia and Blue Mosque.  Leave for airport for 4:20 PM flight to Kusadai, Turkey.  Monday visit Ephesus and Temple of Artemis ruins.  Tuesday stay at luxury hotel for the day.  There's an "Underwater World" at hotel where Justin can dive.  Wednesday 7 AM flight to Zurich, then depart Zurich at 1:15 PM to San Francisco and arrive at LAX at 10:16 PM.

Have you ever used Flight Tracker?  Probably not the best thing for me who feels the need to will a plane to stay in the air but here's a screenshot I took last night just before I went to bed.  It shows their plane just as it's heading out across the Atlantic.  Bon Voyage!