Onward to Tokyo
This short post is about leaving New York and departing for Tokyo.
Our almost three weeks in North America flew by. Seeing the polar bears in Manitoba was a cool side trip. It was also very helpful to be able to repack, sort out some admin, and do some work. The baby’s dental surgery was an unexpected bonus.
Most of all, of course, it was great to reconnect with family and friends before we set off again.
This time it feels as though we are leaving for a long time, and going into truly unfamiliar territory. Of the 10 countries we have travelled to on our trip to date, Tunisia is the only one that I had never been to before. Now, in quick succession we will habe Japan, India, Nepal, and the Maldives. We will soon be way out of my comfort zone.
India and I were both too excited to sleep, so we were up before 6am. We left our hotel at 8, which was actually 30 minutes ahead of our original schedule.
The early departure was helpful, because the torrential rain and a series of comedic errors on my part didn’t give us much buffer time at the airport.
Finally, we are seated on the 777, ready to depart for Tokyo. The journey resumes.