Family Trip 2003 to Japan
DAY 1: Leave Home

It was Sunday morning at 6:00am when we woke up. Got showered and packed the last minute items into our 3 carryon roller bags, two backpacks and one small tote bag.

Amtrak going through Salem

At 6:45am, Mark took Flame for a walk. He tries to do this before any trip. It makes Flame very happy and distracted prior to us leaving so she doesn't get mad. The walk took them to the new promenade along the railroad tracks on 12th St in downtown Salem. At 7:00am the Amtrak Cascades Seattle bound train went through on time!

We left our home at 7:15am, arriving at the economy lot at Portland Airport (PDX) at 8:15am. We took the short shuttle bus ride to airport. We were checked in and through security by 8:40am. We then relaxed in the Alaska Airlines Board Room lounge to wait for our 10am Horizon shuttle flight to Seattle.

Horizon Dash-8-400

We boarded our plane, a Bombardier Dash-8-400. We were held in Portland for 30 minutes due to traffic delays at Seattle. At Seattle we took the small shuttle bus from the Horizon gates to the South Satellite where Northwest Airlines is. We had a quick bite to eat at Burger King. We then relaxed in the NW WorldClub lounge for about an hour before they called our flight to Tokyo.

Northwest Boeing 747-200

Once we boarded our B747-200 we sat in the business class section. Richard and Cynthia never saw the upper deck before so we sneaked a peak up the spiral stairs before settling into our seats downstairs.

Richard was amazed at the "free" stuff they give you in Business class. A small bag filled with toothpaste, blind folds and ear plugs, then slippers or socks. He was also impressed with how far the seats reclined and the amount of legroom. 

We then settled in had a great dinner and watched some movies for our 9 hour flight to Tokyo

Cyn and Richard on the Plane	Mark & Cyn on the Plane

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