Sunday, July 27, 2008

Japan, here we come!

Here we go...

On our way to Baltimore - after more than a 2 week stint in a bed and breakfast, two hotels, and dear friends' houses - we were feeling pretty peaceful before our long haul to Japan. We arrive at BWI unscathed despite suffering serious axle damage to our recently purchased 2008 Toyota Sienna. There was nothing we could do to remedy the van since we had to put it in storage for the next 3 years - we'll deal with it then. No need to go into how the damage occurred, suffice it to day no one was hurt.

First stop, Detroit. Everyone did well with the exception of the older gentleman sitting in front of a 3 1/2 year old chipmunk, aka Micheil. He didn't appreciate the kicks to his seat. Roxanna's encouragement to him was a reminder that he was the adult and it was a short flight. Micheil was content and clueless to the man's annoyance. Unbeknown to Mark what was happening, he publicly praised Micheil for his good behavior during the whole flight as everyone prepared to exit the plane. That caused a chuckle from Roxanna and possible embarrassment from the impatient stranger. Word to the sympathetically annoyed...buy 1st class.

Next stop, Tokyo.

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