A looooong double
Friday yesterday as we went from hotel to Shanghai Airport to 35,000 feet with
Air Canada to early sunrise over the Date Line. (Aside: Every Asian airline we
flew on had better aircraft, food, service, on-time departure, and positive
attitude than Air Canada. I'm just sayin'.) Arrivals walk under a mystical but
unmistakenly Canadian Haida shaman. Fast immigration, great self-serve customs
kiosks, slow luggage, and then a wild welcome from our friend Alaia whom we
haven't seen since the 2010 Olympics. Picked up rental car ("economy"
car turns out to be a cool 2012 Chrysler 200).
No jetlag until
evening when we dozed an hour but were wide awake by midnight. Favourite coffee
and cereal for Saturday breakfast, although in the fog and drizzle seen from
the 17th floor. We're happily back on Canadian soil. I have satisfied my itch
to drive again, and to see the Detroit Lions on TV. Pat has yearned to garden
and cook ---- so she repotted a gum tree and baked a casserole. The trail has
brought us from the mythical lions of China to the football Lions to the Lion's
Gate Bridge ---- sleep should be better tonight!
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