We're back in Florida after a fairly interesting 45 hour trip. It started off inauspiciously, with dense fog in Kathmandu and a closed airport. Luckily, the fog lifted and we managed to leave Nepal with only a 2 hour delay and some chaos at the airport. Next, it was a 12 hour overnight from Bangkok to Frankfurt. That flight left on time, but Thai Airways managed to give Erin food poisoning. So not much sleep that night, yet we arrived in Frankfurt in relatively decent shape (by this point, we're pretty used to long bus/train/plane rides and OK operating on 2-3 hours of sleep).
As it turns out, the Lufthansa pilots had chosen that day to strike. Meaning 1,400 flights cancelled and 150,000 people stranded throughout Europe. We were just starting to look forward to extending our trip by a week or two (hey, Germany and Switzerland? why not!) when we found out that the only flights not cancelled were about a dozen to the U.S. and Japan. Our final 10-hour flight left Germany on time, US immigration and customs was a breeze, and -- miraculously -- all our luggage made it. That's something like 25 flights, a dozen trains, and countless bus rides with no lost bags and no theft. Sort of amazing.
So now we're relaxing in Florida at Brook's sister's house, somewhat disoriented but in pretty good shape. It's good to be back, but we're still in denial about facing reality. Things like phone bills, car insurance, and jobs seem like such a hassle... but we really can't complain.
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