Thunderstorms and flights don't mix

Part 1.

I left the house early Sunday morning to go to the airport. I was taking a quick flight to JFK and then on to Tokyo.

No problems between Logan and JFK, but after we arrived, the clouds started to roll into New York. Even so, we boarded the plane. Then the rain started to come down; so we waited.

4 hours later, the pilot took us back to the gate and announced that the flight had been canceled.


I booked a hotel in the city for the night. The only redeeming thing was that I got to watch the final episode of Foyle's War on PBS. The next morning, I took the picture above from my hotel window.

Part 2.

No problems on day two of my attempt to get to Tokyo. The worst part of the trip was the mini TV in the NYC cab that kept running the same 3 stories over and over. I almost memorized them by the time I got to JFK.

I arrived in Tokyo and took the bus to Shinagawa where I am staying. There is an elaborate bus system going from Narita airport to the various hotels in downtown Tokyo.

The weather here is sunny but very humid. Here is a picture from this hotel window.