Japan – Day 1

Before I even arrived at the airport in Saskatoon, good fortune already fell upon me. A mishap at the drive-through resulted in a 10 pack of Tim Bits that Andrea purchased for the kids landed on the ground. Without missing a beat the woman at the drive through insisted it was no problem and she would get us another pack. I jumped out of the car and found the box unopened on the ground. When we offered to give back the replacement pack they just told us we could keep them both. That’s how I scored a 10 pack of donut holes for my flight. Things are looking up. I’ve landed in Calgary and am about to board. Sitting in the terminal I’ve been people watching and thinking about how so many people are glued to their phones. I’m not much of one to talk – typing away at my MacBook – but I do like to talk to strangers. Anyway, at the very end of my first flight I did strike up a conversation with my seat-mate who is going to Tokyo to climb Mt. Fuji. She’s also going to visit some of the parks…