Kim's still not off the ground yet (but she's still smiling . . . Oh, that's just cuz I had the camera pointed at her). One thing I'm experiencing over the past week is that nothing is for certain. Here's a small picture of our timeline today:1:30pm - We received a call that the medical plane was on its way to Jakarta. Aha! Yes, finally we can get going (the plane was originally scheduled to be in Malang by 7am this morning).
1:45pm - Oh, wait a second. Just as we were walking out the door to head to the airport, the Jakarta based company called and told us to stay put. Mechanical problems and the plane had to return to Jakarta.
3:30pm - Attempt number two. The plane was on its way. Kim and I loaded up the car, kids were at a friend's house, and we headed off.
4:30pm - My cell phone rang just as we arrived at the desolate Air Force base/part time airport. The plane again had to return to Jakarta - cabin pressure problems.
We waited around for a half hour and then were told to go back home and await further instruction.
6:00pm - Attempt number three. The plane is on its way - we've learned not to celebrate at this point, by the way. We were told, though, that because the crew had already flown their limit, they would not be able to continue on. The doctor on board would come to our house and examine Kim at 9:30pm. The plane would depart with Kim at 7:00am Saturday March 15.
9:30pm - I receveid a text message, "We would like to apologize that our aircraft would not be able to fly to Malang tonight due to technical problem."
Umm. Anybody sensing a pattern here? We're still not sure what's going to happen next. One other wrinkle in this now is that the kids and I did get our entry permits and air tickets earlier today. We leave at 1pm on Saturday to make a 7:15pm flight in Surabaya. Hopefully, Kim will be on her way by then. If not, I have no idea what we're going to do.
The up side to all of this is that we're almost done packing, we're all together for another night, and I'm going to bed before midnight for the first time in four nights. That's if no one else calls me in the next five minutes.
