Georgia's Opinion

We traded a tropical city of millions for a desert town of thousands.

To get here:

Home in Sao Paulo to Airport: 2 hours

Sao Paulo to Newark, NJ: 9 hours 40 mins

Layover: 6 hours

Newark to Phoenix: 4 hours 30 mins

Car ride Phoenix to Sedona: 2 hours

Miscellaneous wait times in between: 2 hours

Total Voyage: 26 hours 10 mins

Can I tell you that my daughter was an angel? Of course, I did everything but pull a live rabbit out of my magic hat to entertain. (I probably would have recruited the Easter Bunny if I had the Visa required.) And day weaning also took a mini holiday. But considering, that my lap traveler and I were squished between two older disgruntled gentleman on all flights, didn't eat but some "hydrogentated non-ingredient something or other" crackers, and diaper changed in a mini box during a bout of turbulence, we are feeling valient. No matter the state of our box-shaped bottoms, puffy eyes, and, gosh darn it, runny noses (germ box = airplane), we are here. The reward: an elderly lady stopped me at the airport and told me that I was an excellent mother (modesty unrestrainable in this case). And today Georgia gets to spend time with her Grandpa--after her morning (and there will probably be an afternoon) nap.