Journal - September 10, 2008

Sept 10 - 1:25 pm - In the Jakarta Airport. Security took Ron's water that he just bought. They almost took his frappuccino but he stood at the security check point and drank it all.

10:20 pm Taipei time - Sitting in the food court of the Taipei Airport, waiting to board in about 20 minutes.
Flight between Jakarta and Taipei was interesting. We were delayed because a passenger had checked their bags for the plane but never made it to the gate. After confirming the passenger was absent, they had to unload his/her luggage. Finally we took off. Our flight path was farther west than coming in to Jakarta. We traveled just off the coast of Vietnam and flew past Hong Kong. The young lady next to Ron got sick and threw-up on the plane. The stewardess did not help (except for bringing a large gift bag for the sick passenger to use). Ron did most of the helping.


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Thanks for reading!

Journal - August 29, 2008

Aug 29 - 10:27 am Tiawan - Flying over Manila. Flight attendant says to turn off Palm Centro.
11:53 am Taiwan - Close to crossing equator.

(Too busy to journal. we landed in Jakarta, went through customs, boarded a domestic flight to Semarang, got in the car and drove to Salatiga!)

8:55 pm WIB - Finally horozontal! My room is small with two twin beds, tall ceilings & a connected bathroom. Can't get internet service in room. Will try at breakfast in the morning. Took a shower and brushed my teeth. Feel much better now! Open windows and ceiling fan should keep me cool tonight. There is a rotweiler at the gate to the dorm, who looks scary but is really lazy and has arthritis (which came first, the chicken or the egg?). The locals are afraid of him so I guess he accomplishes his purpose. Going to sleep now.