Trip Home

Saturday October 9th, 2004

I was up early the next morning, about 4:15 AM. I flew from Bangkok to Taipei, killed some time there, then flew to Seattle from there. I wasn’t able to sleep much on the plane, just a single nap of maybe a couple hours. That was a long travel day, 25 hours of traveling, and 30 hours total because once I got to Seattle I stayed up to start getting over the jet-lag. Due to the date-line, I left Taipei at 4 PM Saturday and got home at about 2 PM the same day, feeling like it was 8 AM after an all-nighter. When I got in, Seattle was 53 degrees and raining, perfect.

Epilogue

I really enjoyed this trip. There were a bunch of things that were uncomfortable, like the temperature and a few long days, but it was a great experience and lots of fun. I enjoyed hanging out with Bill, he’s a great friend and a great tour guide. Angkor is astonishing. At the time I felt like I’d had enough walking around temples, but now I feel like I could use another few days there, unguided, to experience them more without being tired and rushed trying to see everything. Railay and Hat Ton Sai are excellent. Hopefully I’ll get to spend a month or so in Hat Ton Sai some time.