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Since our flight back to Canada wasn’t until 4:30, we spent a leisurely morning packing and then we walked over to Starbucks, which was across the street from the YMCA, to check e-mails one last time.  Once we finished with that we got our suitcases, paid the hotel bill and dragged our luggage to the closest MTR entrance.  We had decided to use this mode of transportation rather than take a taxi or bus. 

We had checked out of our hotel at noon so we knew we had at least 2 hours to make our way to the airport, just in case we got lost or got on the wrong train.  It was all actually quite easy, the first leg was to get on a train, similar to the C-train in Calgary, and from there transfer to the Airport Express train.  We had to take 2 trains to get to the Airport Express, each was about 50 cents, and then after a long walk, which included some moving walkways, we ended at the Airport TrainTterminal.  We purchased the Express Train tickets, about $9.00 each, booked in for our flight and had our luggage checked in, all at the same time.  The train took about 20 minutes to get to the airport and since we already had our tickets, all we had to do was go through security.  All went very smoothly.

The Cathay Pacific flight was late, filled to capacity, and had lots of small children on board.  I find the food on this airline to be quite good and the flight attendents are more attentive than average.  I watched 3 movies on my little TV screen and did not sleep a wink and neither did Carl.  We had an hour to kill in Vancouver before boarding our flight to Calgary,  unfortunately I was so tired that I slept during this flight and consequently did not sleep my first night at home.  We landed in Calgary around 6:00 PM and Laura picked us up. The temperature that day, Tuesday, had been 13 degrees celcius, thus it was still a pleasant temperature outside.  I was so glad to be home!

Would I do this trip again if I had the opportunity?   The answer is yes, without a doubt.  For us, it is probably a once in a lifetime trip, because there is so much more we want to see and do.  I would probably not travel for this length of time again, 6 weeks would be the maximum I would want to be away from my family and friends.  All in all we met many wonderful people and brought back a lot of unforgettable memories.  I would like to thank everyone who faithfully read this blog because I realize it was sometimes a bit long-winded.  Until my next big trip, cheers!