Winging my way back to Seattle right now; waiting in the Tokyo (Narita) airport for the final leg of my trip back to Seattle. Door to door, I estimate that the trip will take about 35 hours:
1. Dehradun car ride to the airport started at 12:30 pm on Sunday (local time). (1 hour)
2. Wait at Dehradun airport was about 2 hours.
2. Flight to Delhi was only 1 hour, but then I had an 8 hour wait for the next flight to Tokyo
3. Delhi to Tokyo was a 7 hour flight.
4. Layover in Tokyo was 5 hours.
5. Tokyo to Seattle will be about 10 hours.
6. Drive home from the airport is another hour.
1+2+1+8+7+5+10+1 = 35 hours.
Security in Delhi stopped me after my carry-on backpack went through the X-ray machine. They wanted to know what sharp object I was carrying. I could not think of any such item and invited them to look through my pack. My pack contained a camera, computer, a few snacks, but nothing sharp or dangerous. After rummaging through the pack a little more, the security officer pulled out my reflex hammer! I brought my reflex hammer to India to demonstrate the knee jerk reflex to the monks and I had left it in my pack. After explaining the function of the reflex hammer to the security officers, I was free to go. I would have been happy to give them a demonstration of how the reflex hammer works, but they didn't ask.
1. Dehradun car ride to the airport started at 12:30 pm on Sunday (local time). (1 hour)
2. Wait at Dehradun airport was about 2 hours.
2. Flight to Delhi was only 1 hour, but then I had an 8 hour wait for the next flight to Tokyo
3. Delhi to Tokyo was a 7 hour flight.
4. Layover in Tokyo was 5 hours.
5. Tokyo to Seattle will be about 10 hours.
6. Drive home from the airport is another hour.
1+2+1+8+7+5+10+1 = 35 hours.
Security in Delhi stopped me after my carry-on backpack went through the X-ray machine. They wanted to know what sharp object I was carrying. I could not think of any such item and invited them to look through my pack. My pack contained a camera, computer, a few snacks, but nothing sharp or dangerous. After rummaging through the pack a little more, the security officer pulled out my reflex hammer! I brought my reflex hammer to India to demonstrate the knee jerk reflex to the monks and I had left it in my pack. After explaining the function of the reflex hammer to the security officers, I was free to go. I would have been happy to give them a demonstration of how the reflex hammer works, but they didn't ask.
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