*We were up and out this morning. The wind was really strong and we all hoped the flight would be OK as we made our final checks and headed to the train station. As we took the train to the airport the weather conditions did not improve and we weren’t surprised to see our flight was delayed by an hour.
* Everyone milled around buying last minute presents etc but I felt so awful I just wanted to find a pharmacy. My throat was so sore and I couldn’t breathe well. I now know why Japanese people always go to the hospital even for a cold; pharmacies are so expensive. Cold capsules and a throat spray cost me nearly 15 pound! It was insane but I was too sick to care.
* By the time we got everyone together I was sick and grumpy and stressing about the flight. When we got to the gate we found out we were delayed another hour and so I took my medicine and tried to get comfortable.
* At last they called us and we boarded an MD-81, the smallest plane I have ever been on. Thanks to all the medicine I was out before we’d even taken off. The landing in Fukuoka was super smooth and before long we were on the bus back to Kumamoto.* Feeling as sick as I was I though I’d just fall into bed but I perked up a bit as we arrived home and decided to take advantage of this by unpacking. An hour later my bag was empty, everything was put away and the second load of washing was already in the washer. It reminded me of when I went abroad with my family and we would come home and mom would have the washing piles waiting in the kitchen.
* I thoroughly enjoyed this trip and although I will miss the snow and the food, I am happy to be home and looking forward to the next few weeks!
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