Arrived Safely!

It is Friday night in the U.S. but almost 9:00 a.m. Saturday morning in Bangkok, Thailand.   We are in the church's guest room until Monday.     We left Houston about 6 a.m. Wednesday morning for a short flight to Dallas.   At 10:30 a.m. we boarded our flight for Hong Kong.  

Good things:   the flight was on time and arrived on time - 16 hours 50 minutes.    It was the smoothest flight I can ever remember.    I am sure I could have slept if we had been blessed with seats in business class.   But it was a day when coach seats were not all sold out so with our buddy passes, we got the exit row seats.   This gave us extra leg room but our belongings had to be stored overhead.

Bad things:   other than the long time, we were near the toilet so people were constantly standing right near our feet waiting their turns.   It was also a gathering place for people to stand and talk, not to mention a location to do squats, leg bends, walk in place and Tai chi exercises.    We were also across from the serving area so there was a lot of activity and noise as the flight attendants served snacks, drinks and food.    We were on American Airlines and the food in coach was not good.

About half-way through the flight a lady sat down in the floor between our feet and the toilet and put a scarf over her head.   It was about 30 minutes before the head flight attendant came by and jerked her scarf off her head and told her to get up.   The lady said she was sick.   The flight attendant told her she had to go back to her seat; she could not sit in the floor.   The lady went berserk and started yelling that she was dying and no one would help her.  The flight attendant told her to get up and go back to her seat and they would get her something to drink and wet cloths for her face.   The lady still argued and sat there.   The flight attendant told her she would get the captain to make her get up.  After piddling around in her bag to stall for time, she finally got up and was guided back to her seat.
She walked back into the area a couple more times before the flight was over but never did cause any other problems.

We got to our hotel in Hong Kong after what seemed forever after landing.   I literally fell in bed and was asleep in 5 minutes.   Ron stayed up about an hour checking emails and making reservations for our flight on to Bangkok.  The next morning we got showers and had the best buffet breakfast I've ever had at the hotel before heading to the airport.    We arrived in Bangkok about mid-afternoon.

It is hot and humid.   I did not sleep well last night but we will adjust to the temperature and time soon and establish a normal routine.    We plan to rest through the weekend so we will be ready to start our work when we arrive in Mukdahan next week.  

We are thankful for a safe trip and for our health remaining stable.  Ron has a heel bothering him but he is using ice packs and hoping it is a temporary problem.

As our work begins in Mukdahan, I will give more details concerning our accommodations there and keep you updated on our schedule.    We are looking forward to seeing our girls there and King.

Have a blessed weekend.