Hello all; I am back, and have some updates for you. My recovery from the surgery has been better than most would expect, and I have approval from the medical experts to travel after the end of October.
I have booked my next flight...to Bangkok, Thailand, departing Ottawa November 20, travelling through Vancouver both ways. I will arrive in Bangkok on November 22. This is because about half way across the Pacific Ocean, near an Island, known as Midway, the International dateline is crossed. This is where day begins. When we cross that line, we are in November 22. When I return, after crossing that line, we go backwards and relive yesterday. Many folks fine this upsets their routines, and for many, it takes quite some time to back to get back to normal. The flight from Vancouver is about 16 hours, and returning, it will be around 15 hours. We will have headwinds on the way to Thailand, and tail winds on the way home...also from Vancouver to Ottawa.
The entire trip is with Air Canada....they fly into Thailand from Vancouver daily during the late fall and winter months. Since I am travelling in the off season, my ticket is just over $2000.00.
I will be having some dental work done with my friends at Bangkok Smile dental. My family friends in Thailand will be with me for the duration of my time there. After a few days in the big city, time to recover from the flight, relax, and have the dental work, we will go down to Pattaya. This is where I usually do some volunteer work..at the Orphanage there. ..teach English, fix bikes, and so on. Since this now requires a Work Visa, I do not expect to work there, but will do an Ice Cream Day. I do this each time I go there. They call an Ice Cream truck, and the kids get to take their choice of the cold treat, Papa Don picks up the tab.
I will do an update before departing Ottawa. Take Care.
