Our Trip to Our Daughter Kara Michelle

This is our first trip to Ufa, Russia. We will meet our daughter, Kara, and spend a short time with her. Then we will return home, without her, waiting for a call telling us we can return to bring her home. This first trip began November 10, 2001. Below is our travel itinerary.

Saturday, November 10, 2001
Left home at 12:00pm
Arrived at hotel at 3:15pm

Sunday, November 11, 2001
Left hotel at 11:30am
Arrived at JFK at 12:30pm
Flight departed at 4:15pm

Monday, November 12, 2001
Arrived in Frankfurt at 5:35am
Departed Frankfurt at 10:35am
Arrived in Moscow at 3:35pm
Arrived at hotel at 5:45pm
Sleep at 8:00pm, up at 10:00pm
Met other families and departed hotel at 11:00pm

Tuesday, November 13, 2001
Departed Moscow at 1:35am
Arrived in Ufa at 5:35am
Arrived at hotel at 6:30am
Sleep at 8:15am, up at 12:30pm
Departed hotel at 1:30pm
Ate lunch with other families 2:00-3:00pm
Arrived at Baby Home #1 at 4:00pm
Met Kara 4:10pm
Departed Baby Home #1 6:00pm
Departed Ufa at 8:30pm
Arrived in Moscow at 9:00pm
Arrived at hotel at 10:00pm
Walked around Moscow with Tom and Janet 10:30pm-12:30am

Wednesday, November 14, 2001
Sleep at 2:00am, up at 3:00am
Departed hotel at 4:00am
Departed Moscow at 7:00am
Arrived in Frankfurt at 8:35am
Departed Frankfurt at 10:45am
Arrived in New York at 1:00pm
Home at 5:30pm