The Japanese leg of our journey is now over.  Pete and I got flights out of Nagoya this morning after a final week packed with work and play, and small triumphs like decyphering the TV remote so we were able to switch language and see half an episode of House!  It’s a crazy life.

In the few hours out of Japan things have taken a turn for the worse though.  The turbulent flight didn’t help either of us catch up on sleep after last night’s farewell party, and now we’ve landed in Taipei to be told that our flight to San Francisco (we’re taking the scenic route) is likely to be cancelled due to a typhoon, so we may be here for a few days.  Not ideal when there’s a Land Rover to be collected several thousand miles away on another continent!  We’re still in the airport and just about to go to hear the latest update.  Fingers crossed…

- David