Toronto
Family, and a wedding
Arrive Toronto Union
Off the train and into the city. Ten days here, staying with Nat's family rather than in a hotel — the longest stop of the whole trip and the reason for its shape.
Family time
The part of the trip with no itinerary, which is the point of it.
A wedding
The fixed point the rest of the trip was built around.
Recovery and packing
A 01:40 departure means leaving for the airport on Sunday evening.
Toronto → Manila → Shanghai
Out of Toronto at 01:40 on the Monday: sixteen and a half hours to Manila over the pole, a long layover, and on to Shanghai. Just under twenty-five hours door to door, landing the following afternoon.