It is day two, thanks to the international dateline, and I am just less than halfway to Bangkok. Currently, I am cruising at 36,000 feet crossing over Siberia which is giving way to the Sea of Okhotsk. The temperature at this altitude is a brisk -67 degrees. Distance traveled, 5378 miles.
Doing around 550 mph out of Atlanta, our Boeing 777 headed over the Great Lakes, through the heart of the Yukon, skirted the polar ice-cap north of Nome, Alaska, over the East Siberian Sea, on its way to the islands of Japan. I tap away at my laptop with four hours left in the 14 hour stint. Luckily, the plane is merely half full and I have been able to sprawl out on three open seats while watching the little TV mounted on the back of the seat ahead of me. I can't imagine a better stoke of luck at this moment.
Next stop - the Tokyo International Airport (Narita)
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Heh Rich,
Just picked up your first two days of comments. Very well written!
Three seats; great!
I expect by now you are in Bangkok and looking forward to seeing your first pictures.
Did you have e-mail on the plane or did you post to your blogspot from Tokoyo?
Later,
Dad
A good trick - I brought my jump-drive so I can write on my own computer, then I copy and paste it into my blog when I get to a computer that is connected to the internet. I sent this from Bangkok, no email on the plane.
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