Off to Asia

It's your father's 24th birthday today.  I remember his arrival as though it was yesterday.  This is Raoul's first birthday as a father.  He probably won't be getting the same attention now that you are around.  But he could not have wished for a better present than you, my darling Yael.

I am on board a Cathay Pacific Boeing 747 (my favourite plane) ready to depart from London's Heathrow airport for Hong Kong.  It's an 11 hour flight, and I will then connect to a five hour flight to my final destination, Surubaya in Indonesia.

Needless to say, I'm looking forward to my arrival, when I can sleep in the comfort of a real bed after so many hours in the air.  But I am very used to these kind of journeys.  And I am fortunate to travel in comfort.  First class on this particular trip.

So, it's goodbye from London.  Next blog from Hong Kong.  See you on the other side of the North Pole.


Grandpa Jonathan
London Heathrow, UK