September 22, 2016
Well....we're on our way. I'm sitting on a plane to Taipei as I type this and it is currently 5:15 pm in Sapporo.
Our bus was at the hotel to pick us up at 10:00 this morning and we were at New Chitose Airport by 11:15. Our gate didn't open till 12:30 but given the distance and the traffic the bus line wanted us to leave the hotel by 10:00 knowing that we had a 3:00 pm flight to catch.
China Air allowed us to do a group check in at this airport which is so much simpler (and quicker) than what we had to go through in Vancouver so we were through and on to security in no time. Security was also quick and easy so we all had time for lunch upstairs in the airport right near our gate. Everyone made a point of spending all their coin as it adds up fast when there are 500 yen coins ($5 USD) included in the mix. You can change your paper money back into Canadian but the coins would just be souvenirs if you went home with them.
It's crazy when you think about the fact that our plane left Sapporo at 3 pm on the 22nd and that we'll arrive in Vancouver at 6:45 pm on the 22nd. The crazy bit is that somehow during those 3 hours and 45 minutes we will have spent more than 22 hours in transit!
Sooooo.....sayonara for the final time as we must be out of Japanese air space by now. I'm not sure what the word for good bye is in Taiwan but I know that the next time I type anything on this blog I will be back in Canada.
Till then,
Darlene and Lorrie
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