Round The World and other travels

The boarding process was much more orderly this time, and I sensed that maybe the flight wouldn't be quite as full as on the way out to Koh Samui. I settled into 11A (that's 1A to you and me!) and watched a procession of Disney-esque 'trams' (as they're called in Florida!) deliver the remaining passengers. Hot towels (the cheap kind) were distributed and pre-departure drinks of orange juice, water and ice tea were offered. I had some OJ while I waited for the rather lengthy boarding process to reach completion. I had a look at a local newspaper and noted that Bangkok had made headline news by achieving a record low temperature of 9C! Speculation that Thailand might receive its first ever snowfall was being firmly dismissed, but the suggestion did spark some memories of The King and I.

We eventually pushed back at 0941. The final tally forward of the curtain was seven passengers, after one attempted self-upgrader was sent packing.   We taxied down the runway, made a U-turn and began our take-off run, gently lifting into the skies at 0949.

The snack offering seemed nicer on this sector, being a slice of hot tuna quiche - very tasty! The drinks choice this time was apple juice, orange juice, water and ice tea, followed by coffee and tea. I managed an apple juice and two coffees. The likely arrival temperature was reported as 21C, in sharp contrast to that newspaper article. For some reason, the passenger in 11B moved to 13J after eating - I did have a shower that morning, really! Not that I was complaining, of course - regular readers may possibly have noticed that I like my personal space.