4 Airports, 3 Countries, 24 Hours

OK so here's an update - Packing to leave for the Philippines was a trip!! We had to have every suitcase at 50#s or less or pay alot in overweight fees. We finally did it - with one box being mailed to us. We kept checking the weight every time we put something in.

It was a chore - but did it!

Here's Alan waiting at the first airport - Salt Lake City - going to San Francisco. (9:30PM on Monday Aug 31)

Then we had four hours to wait in SF for our flight to Taipe Taiwan on EVA air - a Taiwan based airlines. We left SF at 1:30AM on Sept 1. EVA Air is wonderful. We were in middle class seating. Every seat had a quilted blanket, pillow, slippers, personal pack with toothbrush and paste, lotion and a headset. The personal TVs had touch screen with on-demand movies and games. The flight attendants were very attentive. Each of the 5 sections of the plane had 4 flight attendants each. They were dressed in identical suits, shoes, bags and suitcases. They came on to the plane in lines two-by-two following the pilot, co-pilot and navigator.

Here I am in Taipe Taiwan after a 13 hour flight. The airport has artwork and many displays about Taiwan. They will host the 2009 Deaf Olympics so there were displays everywhere. We arrived at 5:30AM local time on Wed Sept 3 - we lost a day crossing the international date line.

The airport was like a mall with all kinds of stores. Even the gate terminals had a theme.

The last airport was Manila. We arrived at 11:30am on Wed. Sept 2. It was a 2 hour flight from Taipe.

On our way to the MRC (our new home for the next 2 years) we stopped by the American Memorial and Cemetery. You could see it from the air as we flew in.