So here we are in New York. It feels weird not speaking Chinese (or trying to at least) to everyone that we come across. We’re back to the land of Meiguoren! The weather here is bad so all the flights are delayed. At first we were told that we would not even be departing until midnight. But the latest news is that they bumped us to an earlier flight (and has promised to transfer our luggage to that plane as well). So now we think we will be getting home around midnight or so. For those of you checking on the flights, the new flight info is Flight #4723 on American Airlines.
What a long, long journey this has been… we’ve been in the air for a day and a half already. But we’re on the last leg and almost home!!!
Well we made it through the first of our three flights with minimal consequences. After boarding the first plane, we were told there was an issue with the cargo door and it would take a half an hour to fix. Fortunately they fixed it in only 15 minutes. We’ll find out later this evening if any of our luggage fell out into the ocean. So here we are at the airport in Tokyo, waiting to board for the really really long flight. We’ve got plenty of playing cards, puzzle books and other reading material so maybe the time will pass quickly… I hope! You know you’ll be in the air a long time when they say the flight includes three meals - they hate even giving one meal on domestic flights LOL! So far the final two flights appear to be on time. We’ll try to post again in New York if there’s time. See ya later!
Well we’ve said our goodbye’s… and now we’re sitting at the airport in Kaohsiung waiting to board the plane. It’s amazing that this is an international airport. There are no restaurants or bookstores. Nothing but Coach and Gucci outlets and a liquor store with tons of overpriced whiskey. Hopefully we’ll get some decent food on the plane in about an hour. We will keep you all updated as we’re able to get Internet. Ciao!