Bangkok - Almost there!

Our trip began from the Rochester International Airport where we were joined by several families and supporters to pray for us and send us off.  We found out that Peter Larson was to be our pilot for part of our trip for the leg between Chicago and Tokyo.   We got another nice surprise to start our trip.  When Christie explained to the ticket officer we were on a missions trip to Cambodia, she waived the extra $600 baggage fee.

Our first and shortest flight of the trip was from Rochester to Chicago.  The weather was nice as we took off and landed in Chicago.

Once in Chicago, we would board a larger 777 for the long leg from Chicago to Tokyo.  This was about a 13 hour flight that proved to be even longer because after we boarded we got delayed with mechanical issues.  After about an hour, we finally took off.  Several sleepless hours later, we arrived in Tokyo.  Several of us had to get boarding passes and since we were late arriving, we made it to our next gate only about 10 minutes prior to our next boarding.

The trip from Tokyo to Bangkok was a short 6 hours after the last flight :-) and by this time many of us were too tired to not sleep - regardless of how restless we were.  We taxied into Bangkok around 10 p.m. and after getting bussed to the main terminal, we found our way through immigration and customs.

After jamming all our suitcases into two vans we taxied into our guesthouse around midnight.  Oh, how nice a bed felt.

We are now safe and sound in Bangkok, our first pit stop on this leg of the trip.    Most of us spent the day at the Alliance guest house recovering and seeing some of the local sites in Bangkok and tasting some yummy food.  Gregg Smith met with some contacts in Bangkok to test out some medical equipment for Kent Copeland.  Tomorrow morning we load up the vans and travel about 4 hours to the border where we'll cross over into Poipet, Cambodia.