Pre Boarding.

The last thing I did before leaving Okinawa was to pay my yearly Health Insurance bill – 12,902 yen.

This is about 75$. Hooray!

This gets me full medical and dental treatment.

I didn’t exactly leave Okinawa; I was driven away. For the last 3 weeks it has been 33 degrees day and night with high humidity. Unbearable.

I get to Narita airport in Tokyo. It is a huge place with distances of kilometres between gates. I am stumbling towards the lounge when an angelic voice fills my consciousness.

“Would you like me to take you to your destination?” It is an ANA lady with a wheel chair. Sad that I am obviously well passed it but gleeful as I get pushed around. She takes me to the lounge and organises for someone to pick me up and take me to the departure gate. I am first to board as I now have the very useful status of Pre Boarding.

There is a wonderful young man waiting for me when I get to Vancouver. Again the airport huge and he pushes me over monies the lang Scots miles.

There is a young lady from Columbia waiting for me when I get to San Francisco. She takes me to baggage pickup and then to the taxi rank. Luxury, the only way to travel. Thanks everybody.