arrival!

Our flights went without a hitch, except for some confusion over the bagge weight rules at United.
Before I complain (this is Jim), let me first of all praise United to the skies for their program assisting travelers with limited mobility. They could not have been more attentive, personable or taken better care of Dick each leg of the journey, and there is no way he could have navigated the airports without this program. For all the times we may think the world is going to hell in a handbasket, it is refreshing to contemplate the extent to which people have gone to make it easier for people with disabilities to travel. (Not being disabled and having to live it day in/day out, I may be going out on a bit of limb by saying that, but certainly it was a terrific comfort for both of us to know Dick was being so well taken care of. I told him he needed to have surgery in advance of all our trips from now on :-) :-)

Both our flights were on schedule. Air Tahiti Nui is a special airline. After we watched the travel video, with one of the best choreographed demonstrations of where the exits were - ballet, almost - we were each given a fragrant white flower to put behind our hair, and the flight crew changed out of suit jackets to tropical shirts. Food and drink were wonderful, the flight was not overcroweded so everyone had room to stretch out, and they had a decent movie selection. More later....