Oh my God....the big day's arrived!
The Excellent Adventure kicks off - complete with
teary goodbyes and doggy deliveries!
And then it began.... with a last minute flurry of
packing and inventory of accompanying gadgets, we stepped out the door into the
great unknown. The gathered throng (otherwise known as the roomies) all gathered
on the front step to wave a teary
goodbye.
We were planning on the taxi route but Mel kindly offered to drive us to the airport in the doggy mobile. So, in went the luggage and us with it. Only one problem - there were only 2 seats and three of us. Needless to say, I ended up in the doghouse!
Let's just say being 6 inches from a frothing, semi-rabid pooch is not the preferred way to prepare for a 17 hour trip...but then again - it certainly provided the perspective from the other side of the cage!
All the above seems like days ago as we've just begun the second leg of the marathon. 10 hours down (to Seoul) with another 6 to go! It's now...let's see 4:07am Sunday morning (Vancouver time) so we've been on a plane (or waiting in Seoul for the plane to refuel) since 3pm Saturday. The conversation has been reduced to deep discussions of Burton Cummings and the implications of "Stand Tall"! OK...no one under 35 has a clue what that means...but I'm waaay to tired to care.... This was us about 1/2 an hour ago while enjoying the scintillating atmosphere of Seoul airport:
OK...the last thing I need is turbulence and the guy in front of me making a game out of reclining & raising his seat. Amber is being a sideseat reader as I write this incomprehensible tome - suffice to say there are glazed looks being thrown my way. And, unbelievably (how long HAVE we been on this flight?), the fourth or fifth meal is about to be served. On that note, I need to find the toothpick from meal number 3 before the next one arrives - I'm sure it's lurking somewhere between the seats...yumm. Oh boy, it's definitely time to sign off for now. Until Singapore....
We were planning on the taxi route but Mel kindly offered to drive us to the airport in the doggy mobile. So, in went the luggage and us with it. Only one problem - there were only 2 seats and three of us. Needless to say, I ended up in the doghouse!
Let's just say being 6 inches from a frothing, semi-rabid pooch is not the preferred way to prepare for a 17 hour trip...but then again - it certainly provided the perspective from the other side of the cage!
All the above seems like days ago as we've just begun the second leg of the marathon. 10 hours down (to Seoul) with another 6 to go! It's now...let's see 4:07am Sunday morning (Vancouver time) so we've been on a plane (or waiting in Seoul for the plane to refuel) since 3pm Saturday. The conversation has been reduced to deep discussions of Burton Cummings and the implications of "Stand Tall"! OK...no one under 35 has a clue what that means...but I'm waaay to tired to care.... This was us about 1/2 an hour ago while enjoying the scintillating atmosphere of Seoul airport:
OK...the last thing I need is turbulence and the guy in front of me making a game out of reclining & raising his seat. Amber is being a sideseat reader as I write this incomprehensible tome - suffice to say there are glazed looks being thrown my way. And, unbelievably (how long HAVE we been on this flight?), the fourth or fifth meal is about to be served. On that note, I need to find the toothpick from meal number 3 before the next one arrives - I'm sure it's lurking somewhere between the seats...yumm. Oh boy, it's definitely time to sign off for now. Until Singapore....
Posted: Sun - October 19, 2003 at 04:23 AM
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