Wed. Jan 4, 2017

I booked a flight for us to go to an island … thinking an 11am flight would be civilized.  Last night one of the guys at the youth hostel suggested we leave at 6am… otherwise we’d get hit with rush hour traffic.  So we left at 6am.  We took his suggestion and just hailed a cab outside rather than reserve one.  We made sure his meter was running before we took off (yesterday we let about half a dozen cabs pass us by before we found one with a working meter – it’s a regular scam here).  We made it in about 30 minutes.  By the time we took care of our tickets and baggage claim checks we still had about 4 hrs until boarding.

There’s an amazing food court here…. busy with people.  I calculated that if we’d get coffee (if?) and a little something to eat we’d be spending about $10.  There’s a lounge for business people to hang out.  I checked it out… a wonderful buffet of food, free wifi, coffee, lots of desks and comfortable chairs, quiet, and plenty of room for Annie’s meditation and yoga.  For a total $14 we can enjoy it for 2 hours.  Add another $2 for a specially made coffee for Annie and we’re living “civilized”… rather than “budget”.   We can even grab a couple tuna sandwiches for the plane flight…. included in the price).

Here’s Annie meditating (we’re the only ones here besides the workers)

I’m not good with the photos… I just shoot videos – and since I’m not taking the time to edit them… I’m not posting.  Another side-note, my camera is dying, the automatic lens cover is staying open.

Here are some shots of the massage memories from yesterday:

This is one of the many shops with multiple people getting foot massages at the same time.

This is a shot of some women sitting outside the massage place Annie went to.  It was so hot they set their dog up with a block of ice to lick

Here’s Annie standing outside the place she got her Thai massage. Outside the street was busy and noisy.  Inside it was quiet, serene, clean, and filled with peaceful music and incense.

Here’s the sign for the place next door.  It caught me eye, especially because it was right next door – something for everyone. I guess.

We can stay in this airport lounge for another hour before we have to pay more… we’ll see.  We don’t board the plane until just under 2 hrs from now.   Annie’s enjoying her yoga… still, we’re the only guests here.