Back on the ground

We headed back home with a heavy heart and mixed feelings about leaving our friends and family in Indonesia at the end of our incredible trip there. Although it was extremely hard to leave, we also missed our family and friends back home. We arrived back in San Francisco after over 19 hours in the air starting Thursday afternoon in Jakarta then on to Singapore for a short stop, Hong Kong with a rushed change of planes, and home to SF. Singapore Airlines treated us well overall; we had time for three dinners, ice cream for dessert, and Laurie even managed to collect more playing cards.

Ellie and Theo picked us up at SFO and drove us home in great style. It was great to see them again. And, somehow, all of this travel took place in a single day...we were home 5 hours after we left, after 19 hours on the plane.

Nana took time off from work to see us off

Dale & Laurie saying goodbye to "home"
(Iin and Reza's house in Jakarta)

Reza, Iin, Reza's mom, and Nana took us to the Airport

Nana rode with the luggage to make sure it arrived

Last meal on this trip at the airport coffee shop. 

Creative packing to get the Bali Starling
painting home (it worked)

Laurie will miss Reza's mama very much.