Itinerary (so far)

 

This is our itinerary so far

= Depart Boston Aug 23

= Puget Sound

     - Seattle Aug 23

     - Orcas Island (San Juan Islands) Aug 24 - 31

     - Victoria, BC Sept 1 - 2

     - Seattle Sept 3 - 4

= Hawaii

     - Maui Sept 5 - 11

     - Big Island Sept 12 - 20

     - Honolulu Sept 21

= Samoa Sept 22 - Oct 13

     - American Samoa (Tutuila) Sept 22  - 24

     - Apia, Samoa Sept 26 - 27

     - Savai'i, Samoa Sept 28 - Oct 3

     - Apia Oct 4 

     - Tutuila  Oct 4 - 5

     - Ofu Island (American Samoa) Oct 5 - 12

     - Tutuila Oct 13

= Australia
     - Sydney Oct 14

     - Brisbane, SE Queensland Oct 15 - Nov 15

     - Hobart, Tasmania Nov 16 - 29

     - Launceston, Tasmania Nov 30 - Dec 5

= Thailand Dec 6 - Jan 4

     - Bangkok Dec 6-7

     - Chiang Mai Dec 8-18
     - Thoeng Dec 19-21
     - Pua Dec 26-30
     - Chiang Mai Dec 31 - Jan 2
= Laos
   - Luang Prabang Jan 3-6, 11
   - Muang Ngoy Jan 7-10. Trekking from Lattanavongsa guesthouse
= Thailand
   - Hua Hin Jan 12-17
   - Chiang Mai Jan 18-28
= Cambodia
   - Siem Reap Jan 29-Feb 4
= Vietnam
   - Hanoi Feb 4-5
   - Nimh Binh Feb 5-
   - Ha Long bay Feb
= New Zealand
   - Christchurch & South Island Feb 16-?
   - Havelock North Island Mar 27 - April 6
= Bhutan
   - Han valley trek April 24 - May 4
= South Africa
   -  Madikwe Game Reserve Jun 8-13

That's far as we've planned in detail. We want to be in SE Asia through February as that is the not-so-hot time of the year there. Then we'll head to New Zealand in March/April. We are looking into Bhutan in late April/early May, and we have to commit by the end of December. After that, we're thinking about South Africa and maybe Namibia.