Thanks to all who made it such a great day in church yesterday, a real blessing to us in so many ways. No better way to prepare for our trip.
The time has now come! For those who like detail our provisional itinerary is as follows:
Monday 1 June to Friday 5 June: Mike will be at the Benedictine monastery in Rostrevor as a time of preparation for his sabbatical, clearing the mind and seeking direction from God as to what to focus on in the next 3 months.
Sunday 7 June: Mike, Sarah, their daughter Eloise and her boyfriend John will be travelling to Dublin to stay over for an early flight on Monday morning.
Monday 8 June: We fly to Newark, New Jersey, where we will pick up a hire car. We intend to travel into New York City spending 4-5 hours doing the sights! In the evening we travel to the Christ the King Anglican Retreat Center (American spelling!) near Albany in Upstate New York where we will spend 2 days/3 nights.
Thursday 11 June: We drive to Syracuse where we drop off our hire car and then take a 6 hour coach journey to Toronto. This will give us a chance to see my Mom, my 3 brothers and their families as well as taking in the city.
Tuesday 16 June: Sarah and Mike drive to Ottawa to stay over for an early morning flight on Wednesday to Iqaluit on Baffin Island, a 3 hour flight. Eloise and John will stay on with my Mom in Toronto and leave for Ireland on Sunday night, 21 June, arriving home on Monday.
