Somewhere over the Pacific
2/5
Let's see ... should I have the "Wakadori Teriyaki" or the "Cajun spiced salmon fillet served with creamy garlic sauce, buttered vegetables and steamed potatoes"? We're at 32,000 feet somewhere over the pacific and the meals on Singapore Airlines are excellent. Knowing I'm going to be eating a lot of "Asian" for 30 days, I opt for the salmon.
Pattie and I checked in 5 bags at LAX, two of my own and 3 large containers from Mission Aviation Fellowship containing a lot of food items for the IT team installing the VSAT systems at Melauboh and Banda Aceh. (Seems like the guys have had just about enough white rice.) Hmmm - glad I opted for the salmon. :)
It was harder than I thought saying goodbye to Pattie knowing that this 32 days absence will be the longest time we've ever been apart.
2/6
The parents of the baby crying 4 rows up didn't even notice that we've just passed the International Date Line and now it's magically 2/6. 10+ hours LAX -> Tokyo then to Singapore and finally Medan Sumatra. Total travel time will be 28 hours but I hope to get a day room in Singapore to shower and rest some during the 7 hour layover.
I pass a lot of time reading 4 manuals in pdf format on my Pocket PC about the iDirect VSAT satellite system I'll be using in Banda Aceh.
The sun is just setting on approach to landing at Tokyo. Whew - it feels good to get off and walk around which I do continuously until we board again and head off to Singapore.
Now we're back in the air heading southwest toward Singapore and the food cart just came down the isle. This is crazy - it's 3:30 am LAX time and they're serving dinner. Oh well, the "Tori no anzu teriyaki" doesn't sound as good as the "Sauteed prawns and scallops in chili cilantro tomato sauce served with fine beans and vegetables paella". Maybe now I can get some sleep.
Let's see ... should I have the "Wakadori Teriyaki" or the "Cajun spiced salmon fillet served with creamy garlic sauce, buttered vegetables and steamed potatoes"? We're at 32,000 feet somewhere over the pacific and the meals on Singapore Airlines are excellent. Knowing I'm going to be eating a lot of "Asian" for 30 days, I opt for the salmon.
Pattie and I checked in 5 bags at LAX, two of my own and 3 large containers from Mission Aviation Fellowship containing a lot of food items for the IT team installing the VSAT systems at Melauboh and Banda Aceh. (Seems like the guys have had just about enough white rice.) Hmmm - glad I opted for the salmon. :)
It was harder than I thought saying goodbye to Pattie knowing that this 32 days absence will be the longest time we've ever been apart.
2/6
The parents of the baby crying 4 rows up didn't even notice that we've just passed the International Date Line and now it's magically 2/6. 10+ hours LAX -> Tokyo then to Singapore and finally Medan Sumatra. Total travel time will be 28 hours but I hope to get a day room in Singapore to shower and rest some during the 7 hour layover.
I pass a lot of time reading 4 manuals in pdf format on my Pocket PC about the iDirect VSAT satellite system I'll be using in Banda Aceh.
The sun is just setting on approach to landing at Tokyo. Whew - it feels good to get off and walk around which I do continuously until we board again and head off to Singapore.
Now we're back in the air heading southwest toward Singapore and the food cart just came down the isle. This is crazy - it's 3:30 am LAX time and they're serving dinner. Oh well, the "Tori no anzu teriyaki" doesn't sound as good as the "Sauteed prawns and scallops in chili cilantro tomato sauce served with fine beans and vegetables paella". Maybe now I can get some sleep.
posted by Dave Ketcham at 10:38 AM
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