36,000 ft and the Int’l Date Line
Singapore Air rocks!!!! The seats in coach are like first class on any US carrier. The flight attendants are beautiful, happy, and smiling. Real metal silver ware, headsets, snacks/drinks in the stand up lounge all the time. The seats are the closest thing to a bed I have ever seen complete with foot rest, lower leg support, and seat back that would hit the person behind you in the lap if there wasn’t so much room between the seats. There are two classes above us lowlife in the back of the plane too, I just hate to see what they get. ( they do get beds! ) We were just handed our second hot wash cloth also. Now if our countries airlines would just take this approach they might come out of their hole. Nickel and diming you to death for bags, food, and a smiling attendant is killing them. Just charge a little more and forget the nickel! Enough of the soapbox. Sorry, I am a big critic after being in the customer service business for all this time.
There was no charge for our surfboard bags either!! Although they did weigh every bag for the 50 lb limit. We spent 9 hours with our bags in LA, but we had carts so we were mobile.
We left Los Angeles just after dark on Monday night going west “chasing the sunset, which outran us”. I did see the constellation Scorpio out my port side window seat during the nite. When we crossed the date line it was Wednesday. I still don’t know exactly where Tuesday went! The sunrise caught up with us after we arrived in Singapore , so the flight was 17 hrs in the dark. I think I got enough sleep. Dillon stole my neck pillow at some point during the nite so he was comfy. It really has not been a bad flight with the comfortable accommodations and endless movies, news, games, etc on the tv in the seat back in front of you. We arrived in Singapore just before sunrise. We now have a 3 hour layover till our next flight.
Whoever voted the Singapore airport the nicest airport in the world was right. It is beautiful and very clean.
If you email us remember if it is 6pm in NC it will be 6am the next day over here. The best time for quicker exchange of emails will probably be from 6 to 9 am or pm when we are both likely awake at the same time and possibly near a computer. I am writing this on the last hour of our flight from LA to Singapore where we need to catch another 2 hr flight to Bali. We made it to Bali and our pick up at the airport was there! Approx 30 minute drive to Padang-Padang-bali surf camp and we are taking a rest. Surfed waist to chest Bingin’s before dark.
jim
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Awesome! The Hardees hope you guys are having a blast. Weather here is starting to cool down a little. High today was low 90s. Sounds like your flight was incredible!
Fisher leaves for his mission trip this Saturday. I'm a bit nervous, as the first thing I heard on the news this morning was about a tornado touching down at a boy scout camp in Iowa. Apparently most of the 1800 acres was demolished with 50 casualties and 5fatalities. Made me reconsider letting him go!!!! Needless to say, I will be praying for his safe return as we will for yours as well. Have fun!!!! Keep us posted. Bev
Hey everyone!!!! Fiona misses you all terribly, as does Miss Kitty. We have been enjoying some fun morning walks and neighborhood wanderings in the afternoon. Everything is great here and I'm sure it's even better there!! Have fun, Lori
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