Seattle: Monday, February 5
From driving through low clouds hugging the Coquihalla to zipping along I-5 in Seattle, the view wa the same. White. Monday morning dawned warm at 8 C, though the actual dwn took place high above the fog which hovered over Seattle.
Our new Rotary friends, DGE Don Gregory (District 5030) and Sharon welcome us with coffee, hugs and lively stories from the Rotary experiences. Don showed us the new Governors' jacket, a deep forest green not unlike the Masters jacket. Evidently this similarly was noted by many of the incoming governors, so could Wilf Wilkinson be a golfer?
The plane had 7 movies which run all the time. You pick the movie. Then you pick the next movie, and so on. It was perfect even though the screen is quite tiny, about 5" x 6" on the back of the seat in front of you. Saw the Queen, a Good Year and Man of the Year before giving my ears a rest.
We were prepared to endure a 12 hour flight but Japan isn't as far as Korea, so we were excited to hear the captain joyfully announce this was only a 9 1/4 hour flight. Our 2 1/2 hours in Tokyo turned into 4 when the incoming plane was delayed, and then an extra half hour got tacked on to get the plane cleaned. It was already a long day and made longer by 6 3/4 hour flight to Bangkok. Ouch.
Our new Rotary friends, DGE Don Gregory (District 5030) and Sharon welcome us with coffee, hugs and lively stories from the Rotary experiences. Don showed us the new Governors' jacket, a deep forest green not unlike the Masters jacket. Evidently this similarly was noted by many of the incoming governors, so could Wilf Wilkinson be a golfer?
The plane had 7 movies which run all the time. You pick the movie. Then you pick the next movie, and so on. It was perfect even though the screen is quite tiny, about 5" x 6" on the back of the seat in front of you. Saw the Queen, a Good Year and Man of the Year before giving my ears a rest.
We were prepared to endure a 12 hour flight but Japan isn't as far as Korea, so we were excited to hear the captain joyfully announce this was only a 9 1/4 hour flight. Our 2 1/2 hours in Tokyo turned into 4 when the incoming plane was delayed, and then an extra half hour got tacked on to get the plane cleaned. It was already a long day and made longer by 6 3/4 hour flight to Bangkok. Ouch.
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