From Denver to Bali: 20 Hours in Transit
Last Tuesday, when I left work a couple hours early to catch the bus to Denver International Airport, I had an inkling of what I was about to get into, but did not realize how much time would change for me in over the next 20 hours. Or was it 24 hours? 15? I lost count, because we hopped over the International Date Line, and launched forward, into the future!
September 9th:
6:05 pm - Arrived at Denver International Airport.
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| Photo: Heather Davis |
7:40pm - Bags are checked, time to get some grub while we wait for boarding time.
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| Photo: Heather Davis |
8:25pm - On flight 1 of 3: Heading to LAX first!
(In the air, hopping a time zone or two)
10:23p - Landed in Los Angeles (oops, no pictures were taken!)
1:25am - On flight 2 of 3: LAX to Tokyo...for 10 hours!
3:00am - (or was it 5am? 6? no clue) Dinner is served.
September 11th (At this point, we've crossed the International Date Line):
Sometime around 3am: Heather takes a selfie w/ someone sleeping in her row.
4am - Breakfast! All Nippon really does their airplane food right..or maybe it's because it's Japanese cuisine.
5am - We have landed in Tokyo, and are looking for bathrooms. Oh, we found some...interesting ones.
10:45am - Grabbing a quick bite before we board the plane! Soba noodles & dumplings. Sooo good.
September 11th (At this point, we've crossed the International Date Line):
Sometime around 3am: Heather takes a selfie w/ someone sleeping in her row.
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| Photo: Heather Davis |
5am - We have landed in Tokyo, and are looking for bathrooms. Oh, we found some...interesting ones.
6am - Go outside, snap a touristy photo in front of "Tokyo International Airport."
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| Photo: Heather Davis |
7:50am - Exploring Tokyo's Haneda Airport. We only had a 5-hour layover, so staying put while we waited for our flight to Indonesia.
9:15am - Pre-flight yoga. (We are heading to Bali for a yoga retreat; so appropriate).
10:00am - Caught catching up on work. (I worked remotely during this trip for my job, My Yoga Online. Best job ever!)
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| Photo: Heather Davis |
11:25am - On flight 3 of 3! Time to take off. See you in 7 hours, Bali!
5:00pm - Finally! We are landing in BALI!
7:25pm - Checked in to W Retreat & Spa in Seminyak, after 20+ hours of being in transit. It's time to sleep now.
What's the longest time you've had to travel from one place to the next? How did you make it fun?