Long day

The day started earlier than it should have. An announcement woke us up at 2am. We had no idea what was said. But it sounded serious but not urgent. After a while there was female chatter from the corridor. And then another announcement, in a female voice, that sounded reassuring. So I ignored it. Jo thought it was the alarm and got up. He had started his morning rituals before I sent him back to bed. (It was a mistake, they confessed.)
We got to the Naha airport in plenty of time as it is only 10 mins by momorail from our hotel. It was good to see the orchids again.

We had 4 hours to wait in Fukuoka and I ran out of thread 927. So my embroidery is finished. I have signed and dated it so it will become a cushion. I could work some more on it -- there is a space where the needle is. But I probably won't. I knew I should have brought that sock yarn to knit.

Taipei Main station is enormous. Luckily we found someone to tell us which door to exit. Our hotel is only two blocks away so we will learn that station in the next 4 days.