Travel Itinerary

 

Sunday Nov 4^th – Tuesday Nov 6th

I didn’t sleep to great that night but when 7 am came around I was eager to head out. Once all the troops had cleaned and prepped their masks we were off to eat breakfast at the Cadillac café. Looking back now at what was served to us my breakfast had as many calories as what someone would eat for a whole day here in Meulaboh. I had eggs Mazatlan which is 2 eggs dazzled in a sauce over a folded up quesadilla with a sided of fried potatoes with that same coating on Arby’s curly fries, and a large dollop of guacamole and sour crème. Of course I did stop there, I also ate off Beth’s plate and had some French toast and chicken sausage. I did cut out some calories by only having water… that is how I feel good about myself. After that it was just a matter of timing so that the pangs of morning food rush hit me right when I was checking in to our flight.

What with all the hustle and bustle to get out of dodge I had not spent any time investigating how we were going to travel to Indonesia. I knew it was half way around the globe but not till I had to sit for most of 2 days did I come to really appreciate modern travel. By the way, if anyone finds a pair of Versace eyeglasses on a United Airlines flight, those are mine. They are in a black leather hard case and have a brushed copper finish. OK, back to the itinerary… So in all we flew 14166 km or 8803 miles. Lucky for us Laura had just accumulated enough air miles from her previous trips to allow us to get free upgrades to economy plus. Doesn’t sound that big, but 4 inches means the WORLD after 12 hours of sitting! Here is a Google Earth view of our travels… (OH! and if you find a pair of Versace eyeglasses on a United Airlines flight, they are mine! They are in a black leather hard case and have a brushed copper finish.)

Final Preparations

October 28 – November 3

The week ending Saturday November 3^rd was a crazy hectic week for both Laura and I. After having made the decision to go to Indonesia over a month prior it was finally settling in that we really were going and that there were many things still to be wrapped up, mostly we had not gotten a property management company to handle our house, nor were we packed for the shippers or storage yet. I kept telling myself that no matter what, we were going to be leaving on the 4rth, and somehow that was comforting. We tied up a property management company by Thursday, sold the Subaru (“Da White Boat De Love”) to a friend (here’s a shout out to Natron-7) and sold the Toyota (Eddie the POS) to a mechanic (good luck buddy!). We had tried to make piles of our stuff for shipping or storage but when the shippers came on Friday and Laura was out running errands, I screwed up and told the shippers to ship ALL our coffee mugs, of which Laura wanted only 2, and all our cooking hardware, that part I’m still confused about.

All the while the movers were there we were loading the truck for storage. When we first saw the storage rooms we thought 5 by 15 was a very large room but once you start putting tables and bureaus and wardrobes and beds in there you start to realize how much stuff you actually own. By the end we filled the room up 10 feet tall and still we had to get rid of some things like a recliner and some tables. Ill see if I can rustle up a photo of that madness… I owe thanks to Kate for coming over to help one evening and to Mark and Shelley for helping all Friday and Saturday. We couldn’t have done it without you! Once the upstairs moving was done I went through the house and vacuumed the floors and then the corners and walls for cobwebs. Finally we took some digital photos to record the condition of the house and we left our keeps and garage door openers on the counter and we were off to stay at the Hanson’s for our last night.