The saga begins...

Let my just start out by saying I am not a fan of long flights.  After my mistake in dragging a 2 year old Kenzie from Honolulu to Atlanta and back again, I tried to studiously avoid anything over 6 hours.  That said, I was beyond amazed at how well our flight of LOTS of families did from SEATAC to Japan.  Ten hours of nothing but water and clouds and everyone managed to stay sane until the last hour -- then I think the adults were actually more whiney than the kids.

After landing in Iwakuni, we were met by D's amazing work group  who were beyond helpful and patient with our mess of bags and dogs (who were also over flying as much as we were!).  D's #2 brought us to our lodge and he and his wife had fully stocked the kitchen making for one of the most amazing sites I had seen all day (you know it's good when it overshadows a striking view of Mt Fuji!).  We all managed to stay awake until 9pm and then promptly passed out.

Here's to our new adventure and whatever new experiences come!

Mt Fuji from our plane