July 24, 2003- 8 AM-ON MY WAY!
Well, don't quite believe it but I am sitting on the plane, despite everything, in an isle seat waiting for take off. The plane is full of backpackaers and Indians-interesting combination. I'll go back a couple of days however as this flight actually began with my leaving my own home a couple of days ago and visiting etc. before actually flying out (by chance on the same flight as one of my daughter’s, Aviva, who was going on an extreme sport trekking thing in India-turns out in the end she did the same thing I did 2 years ago-jeeping up to Leh over the Himalayas etc…I never considered it extreme sport-just a fabulous adventure- Aviva would be doing it up in style however, staying at 5 star hotels, using heated tents for the ride over the mountains etc!) –
Woke up Wed. morning after sleeping only 3 hours Tues. nite-couldn't fall asleep and woke up very early. Shlomit (another daughter) had offered to pick me up and get me to Aviva using Judah's (my ex) car. This saved me the big shlepp of taking my bags alone on the train. So I was already much more relaxed. Brought the car to Edna (my best friend who had recently lost her 36 year old son, father of 3, in a car accident) and she brought me back home. We sat and had coffee, tea whatever and then Shlomit walked in-So happy to see her. Edna was quite upset as we parted and I promised to call her from time to time.
I had already finished all the laundry, cleaning, bathrooms, kitchen thoroughly-getting everything in order for leaving and so we sent to eat at Capriza one last meal. Had a pleasant time together-just nice spending some quiet private time with Shlomit and then we left and I got to Elisheva's (ANOTHER daughter) where I promptly konked out for a couple of hours. Spent some fun time with the kiddies etc., but got real tired again and around 7 we headed for Aviva's where I laid down to rest again - I wanted to sleep for awhile before Aviva started her frantic packing-Finally, she was all packed around midnight thanks to Shlomit!
We then went to sleep with Aviva's promise to wake me at 4 so we could leave at 5 AM.(If I had been alone, I would have been at the airport at 5 to be first in line-but her friends were meeting her at 6 and I wanted to sit with her on the flight so figured I’d just wait for them)
Just a break in the narration-we are now taking off! I've been thinking and dreaming of this since the day I came home almost 2 years ago - and did not always believe it would actually happen but here I am! And here I go- I will now try to get some much needed sleep in, so will finish this up later.
10 AM - Just finished breakfast - feeling a little better - I am pleasantly surprised by the flight - Plenty of leg room-stewardesses are quite pleasant-nice choice of music etc (PS: by end of flight-it got to be just like I expected from an El Al flight-food at lunch was god awful, the stewardesses became downright nasty, etc...)
Back to earlier-
Fell asleep ( not really-sort of in and out) and waited for Aviva to wake me at 4 - well-she finally did at 4:50!! Well, we rushed and made it to the airport by 10 to 6- but no sign of her friends - Eventually, at almost 6:30 I went in alone to wait on line and check in. Met a nice young girl flying on her own and we thought to sit together . Anyway, when we finally got to the check-in counter, flight is full and only single seats available. I very luckily (or again I am just being taken care of always from above) got the last available isle seat.- and then the funniest thing of all-when Aviva and her friends finally get on the plane, she is sitting right across the isle from me (their seats had been reserved in advance). At any rate - All worked out, had no time at all for duty free before boarding so couldn't look for speakers but all is well now and I am feeling quite good. (had forgotten the couple of days before the flight to take Rescue-but when I finally DID remember on Wed afternoon- it did alot to calm me)
So, I will end this entry. Will probably not write again until Chennai.
Milan and perhaps Chiro (friends from my first journey who I traveled to Leh with) will meet me at the airport in Bby (I have a 9 hour wait for my connecting flight) and we will go out for dinner - Really excited about seeing them again, and then back to the terminal to wait for my early (3:50) flight to Chennai where Ravin will be waiting for me. Also, waiting will be a shower, breakfast and a massage-and then hopefully pleasant quiet sleep. That's all for now.
Woke up Wed. morning after sleeping only 3 hours Tues. nite-couldn't fall asleep and woke up very early. Shlomit (another daughter) had offered to pick me up and get me to Aviva using Judah's (my ex) car. This saved me the big shlepp of taking my bags alone on the train. So I was already much more relaxed. Brought the car to Edna (my best friend who had recently lost her 36 year old son, father of 3, in a car accident) and she brought me back home. We sat and had coffee, tea whatever and then Shlomit walked in-So happy to see her. Edna was quite upset as we parted and I promised to call her from time to time.
I had already finished all the laundry, cleaning, bathrooms, kitchen thoroughly-getting everything in order for leaving and so we sent to eat at Capriza one last meal. Had a pleasant time together-just nice spending some quiet private time with Shlomit and then we left and I got to Elisheva's (ANOTHER daughter) where I promptly konked out for a couple of hours. Spent some fun time with the kiddies etc., but got real tired again and around 7 we headed for Aviva's where I laid down to rest again - I wanted to sleep for awhile before Aviva started her frantic packing-Finally, she was all packed around midnight thanks to Shlomit!
We then went to sleep with Aviva's promise to wake me at 4 so we could leave at 5 AM.(If I had been alone, I would have been at the airport at 5 to be first in line-but her friends were meeting her at 6 and I wanted to sit with her on the flight so figured I’d just wait for them)
Just a break in the narration-we are now taking off! I've been thinking and dreaming of this since the day I came home almost 2 years ago - and did not always believe it would actually happen but here I am! And here I go- I will now try to get some much needed sleep in, so will finish this up later.
10 AM - Just finished breakfast - feeling a little better - I am pleasantly surprised by the flight - Plenty of leg room-stewardesses are quite pleasant-nice choice of music etc (PS: by end of flight-it got to be just like I expected from an El Al flight-food at lunch was god awful, the stewardesses became downright nasty, etc...)
Back to earlier-
Fell asleep ( not really-sort of in and out) and waited for Aviva to wake me at 4 - well-she finally did at 4:50!! Well, we rushed and made it to the airport by 10 to 6- but no sign of her friends - Eventually, at almost 6:30 I went in alone to wait on line and check in. Met a nice young girl flying on her own and we thought to sit together . Anyway, when we finally got to the check-in counter, flight is full and only single seats available. I very luckily (or again I am just being taken care of always from above) got the last available isle seat.- and then the funniest thing of all-when Aviva and her friends finally get on the plane, she is sitting right across the isle from me (their seats had been reserved in advance). At any rate - All worked out, had no time at all for duty free before boarding so couldn't look for speakers but all is well now and I am feeling quite good. (had forgotten the couple of days before the flight to take Rescue-but when I finally DID remember on Wed afternoon- it did alot to calm me)
So, I will end this entry. Will probably not write again until Chennai.
Milan and perhaps Chiro (friends from my first journey who I traveled to Leh with) will meet me at the airport in Bby (I have a 9 hour wait for my connecting flight) and we will go out for dinner - Really excited about seeing them again, and then back to the terminal to wait for my early (3:50) flight to Chennai where Ravin will be waiting for me. Also, waiting will be a shower, breakfast and a massage-and then hopefully pleasant quiet sleep. That's all for now.
posted by Jane @ 7:10 PM
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