February 7 - Can We Go Home Now?

It's easier to get into a third world country than it is to get out. We have a smooth departure from the hotel but at the airport we see that our flight is delayed sufficiently to make our Delhi-London connection impossible. We're considering our options. We are finally escorted to the Thai Airlines counter where they all go to work for us, especially our personable and gallant young ticket agent. Mid -afternoon, we leave Kathmandu for Bangkok where we make an instant connection for L.A. Bad news? It's a 36-hour marathon from wake up in Nepal to bed time in L.A. Good news? Our very long Bangkok to L.A. flight will be in business class. Thank God in heaven. A person can manage if there's a lovely lie-down once you're airborne. Everything is luxurious and this works nicely for us although we take none of it for granted.