6/11/12

We all slept well and were ready to head home to our loved ones this morning! The flight was an early one so we opted to just go straight to the airport and have breakfast on the plane.

As we were going through Security I realized that my iphone was missing! When I thought it through I came to the conclusion that I had left it at the hotel I spoke to someone at the Delta desk and they called the hotel for me. The hotel said that they had found my phone but it was too late to bring it to the airport before the flight left so we exchanged emails so we could arrange the details of getting them to send it to me. We then got on the plane to Tokyo and we were off!

Tokyo airport was a good lunch stop. We found a coffee and sandwich shop that even passed Dan’s high standards. The funny part was when I went to use the restroom. I could not figure out how to flush the toilet! There was an armrest on the toilet that had several buttons on it. One had a drawing that looked like a buttocks with water droplets around it, one looked like an upward stream of water and one was most defiantly music notes, (tied eighth notes to be specific). I wasn’t even sure what the others were. I can only wonder at what musical notes have to do with a toilet. I do hear they love karaoke in that country! I finally decided that the next woman in line could flush for me. Maybe she could read Japanese.

Then at last we boarded the final flight to Portland. It took us nine hours in the air but we lapped the sun on our way so got back an hour before we left. You gotta love time travel! Well there is that whole international dateline thing…

 I am so thankful for the time we spent in the Philippines. I have so many great memories and have met so many wonderful people! I’m sure I will be thinking about the people of Gingoog for a long time to come. Thank you so much Patti, Mark and Bekah for opening your world to us and letting us peek inside and hopefully help you in some way to do what you do. You are truly a light in this world!