On Our Way                                                                                                                                        

Up by 5 AM February 3rd and off to the airport by 6.  Check in and security went fine.  The flight to Seattle was uneventful arriving on time and getting off on time.  Shortly after we left Seattle, one of the flight attendants asked for anyone with medical training.  Bert has had some in the Navy and since no one else came forward he did and then a nurse.  He was gone for quite sometime.  Watching the map I saw that we were nearing Anchorage Alaska.  I wondered if we might have to make an emergency landing.  Lunch was served and he was still gone.  Finally he came back saying a lady had jammed her finger and it was swelling so badly that the rings had to be cut off as the tip of herfinger was turning blue.  All he had was a fingernail clipper or the axe from the cockpit.  The clipper was chosen as the tool of choice.  It took quite sometime to get through little by little but he did get them off.  Soon the flight attendant came and got him again.  I thought,  "Oh no, we are past Anchorage."   As he and the nurse had missed lunch, they were taken forward and given the same lunch as given to first class passengers, much nicer than ours.  He then had to fill out several papers and check on her every once in awhile to see how she was doing.  Several passengers said they owed him something for making it so we did not have to stop in Anchorage.  Bert assured them it was all in a days work and that was what his training was for.

We arrived in Tokoyo on time but our flight to Bangkok was a little delayed as the plane we were to go out on was late.  We arrived in Bangkok about 11 PM instead of the 10:13 PM scheduled.  Batty, Brian and a friend Bun were there to meet us.  One excited family to see each other again.  On the way to Bun's car we stopped for a mango slushy, yum yum good.  Really hit the spot.

We then went to the hotel for a much needed rest.  Got to bed about 2:30 AM.   As we had crossed the International Date Line I was really confused on what day it was.  The hotel was very modern and clean.  One thing I have noticed about hotels hereis  that they do not have carpets on the floor.  Actually like it better as they are mopped after each one has been there.

 

My king sized bed,

 

The bathroom

Notice the little shower head by the stool,

They wash their bottoms. 

Some do not have paper, this one did.