The Journey from Orem, Utah, USA to Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China - Part3 (in Washington)

Thanks for adding the updates Guy!! I toured the Washington Dulles airport and I am now borrowing some wireless network bandwidth from outside the NorthWest Airlines World Club Lounge - Thanks Northwest!! :-)

Guy was accurate in describing the trip so far. Tori did exceptionally wellon the first leg which is by far the smallest of the three. She cried slightly at one point and was agitated slightly at another. She spend her time watching 'Shrek 2' and 'Over the Hedge' on the DVD player.

I wanted to take the time to thank Delta airlines and the SLC TSA agents who were very, very accommodating and professional and made the first stage of our trip actually quite uneventful and almost pleasant. Arranging the personal assistance well in advance is paying dividends and I only wish I could do that when I travel alone on business!! :-)

We made it through the SLC TSA just fine and they secured our carry on luggage at the gate and let us enter the Delta Crown Room as well so we could change Tori and administer her medications. We then boarded first and basically Maria and I picked Tori up and placed her in seat 1B because it didn't have the full bulkhead so Tori could extend her legs out fully and place them on a travel bag we brought along specifically for that purpose. Again, Delta was very helpful and let me pick which seat would work the best. Thanks again to Cory and the rest of the Delta personnel who assisted us.

Once we arrived at the Washington Dulles airport we received the same great treatment as the assistant helped with all of our luggage and guided us to the Air France Lounge where we remain at the moment. It is not looking well at the moment for getting in the earlier, 6:00pm EST flight so we'll probably need to hang tight until the 10:00pm EST flight. Oh well, the lounge is comfortable and the Air France personnel even said we could stay inside even when they closed it to board other flights. So thank you to Air France as well!!

Alright, that is all for now and I'll try and post an update later and when we arrive in Paris if possible. It will be tight in Paris though since we have less than a two hour layover...

Until next time,

Tim, Maria and Tori