Safe in Helens appartment. Yay!
Apparently making a bit of a fuss at the airport (politely - more of a concerned single female traveller than an angry western tourist) totally worked out. When I left Helens number for them to contact her to inform her of my delay, they apparently ended up coordinating my pickup in Narita. Cathay had given me a calling card in HK to try calling myself, but I never quite figured out how to work it. So not only was there a Cathay Pacific staff member waiting at the gate to guide me through the airport, but Helen and Hisashi were waiting for me at the airport to drive me to their place. Complete with bento box :) Very very nice of them and completely unexpected.
The flight itself was ok - kinda empty, so I had an entire row to stretch out in, which was nice. Also, the airport immigration went super smoothly, perhaps because I was escorted through? but anyways, Its getting late, and though I dont feel tired, Ive been up for a long time. 18 hours, which is a bit much even for me, so Im going to shower then go off to bed.
To end on a sad note, when I was going through my bags to find my gift for Helen, I discovered that the ade chopsticks I bought broke. grrrr. though maybe a sign that they were jade, and not marble, which presumably would be more hardy?
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