Bucket Lists




Hello friends and family.  We finally got on the road to Vancouver on the 22nd, only 4 hours later than planned.  It was fitting that as we drove away at dusk it began to lightly snow, reminding us that we are leaving behind winter to spend most of the next 8 months in warmth and sun.

After an amazing traditional Christmas Eve Polish dinner with the Nowotny clan in Langley we headed for the airport.  Halfway there, Lucas scared himself thinking he'd forgotten his iPod on the counter at his cousin's house.  But after a couple minutes of fretting and calming words from his mom, he realized it was in the deep pocket of his new pants.  Phew!!!

On arrival at the airport, we learned that our flight, originally scheduled to leave at 12:50 a.m., had been delayed 2 1/2 hours.  This would have us arriving into Taipei after the departure of our connecting flight that was to take us to our first destination, Bangkok.  So we may end up spending a night in Taiwan, courtesy of EVA Airways.   Now, here we sit waiting for our first flight.  With nothing but time to kill, we've spent some time looking over each of our bucket lists and updating them.  

Travel Bucket List

Maya
Pick a ripe mango off a mango tree by myself and eat it
Have a monkey sit on my shoulder
Eat a deep fried heavily salted dipped in soy sauce grasshopper
Go onto Eifel tower in Paris
Ride an elephant
Try a new fruit
Go rock climbing in Thailand
Make Maya's trivia corner
See some penguins
See a blue whale
See a shark
Play soccer with some locals
Learn how to say "mango" in every language that we hear
Meet another Canadian family travelling
Keep a list of the foreign words I learn
See at least 2 wonders of the world
Have a cheetah sit on the hood of our car in Africa
Swim with dolphins
Go in a shark cage with dad
Looking most forward to France (Paris), Thailand, Madagascar

Chris
Walk on the skywalk Tiannemen mountain
See a play in London
Discover amazing coffee
Swim with a whaleshark
Taste the amazing foods of SE Asia
Self-drive safari through Southern Africa and wake up to the sounds of African wildlife
Travel in a rickshaw
Swim in the Olympic Pool in Beijing
Experience the opulence and extravagance of Dubai
See the Skeleton Coast of Namibia
Connect with relatives in Poland, Paris, and the UK
See the exhibit of the Book of Kells in Ireland
Looking most forward to Namibia, China, Greece

Kim
Hot air balloon over Bagan or African dunes
Swim in 4 different seas
Stay in a grass hut bungalow on a beach
Sample street food in Thailand
See elephants, lions, giraffes
Get a henna tatoo
Release a floating lantern in Southeast Asia
Try some pizza in Italy
Go to a night market
Go to a floating market
Looking most forward to Thailand, Nepal, Greece


Lucas
Bungee jump
ride a Lamborghini
ride in a hot air baloon
Try some new cheeses
Try real Chinese food
Collect one coin from each type of currency💶
See penguins
See the big 5: elephants, lions, water buffalo, hippo, leopard
Looking most forward to Thailand, England, Madagascar

Comments

  1. Unknown23 December 2016 at 09:55

    Have a great time you guys! Loved reading the bucket lists. We will keep checking to see your updates 😁

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  2. Mark and Tammie31 December 2016 at 11:42

    Only a few days in and already looks like an outstanding experience. We love reading all about it along with your pictures. Tammie

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  3. Mark and Tammie1 January 2017 at 10:06

    Happy New Year! Your trip looks Amazing...we are living vicariously through your blog. Can't wait for the next update. Bro

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  4. Unknown2 January 2017 at 19:28

    Looks like you're having a great time...trying to live it with you. Looking forward to your next entry. Thanks for the birthday present. It's beautiful.

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