We are home and pouring sweat in Manila. All flights went very well. Using the wheelchair was a huge blessing at each location. I did go through a panic in Tokyo though. I asked Jeff what time it was in Tokyo before we landed there. He said "quarter to five". All I heard was "five" so I changed the hour setting on my watch to 5:45 instead of 4:45. Our next flight was at 6:25 so I started to get concerned when our plane had to be towed into the gate and then wait for the wheelchair guy to get others into their wheelchairs. Fortunately he brought us to the head of the security check line. We got to the gate with about 5 minutes to spare. But the door to the gate was roped off so I was afraid we had missed the flight even though I saw the plane sitting there. It finally dawned on me that we had an hour and 5 minutes. Phew. It really took me some time to relax after that even though Jeff had prayed that all would go well. He didn't realize I was looking at the wrong time. Anyway, I needed a little adventure at that point. I didn't realize how easily I can self-create adventure based on wrong information (it wasn't said wrong but it went through my grid wrong).
We got through the Manila airport faster than ever and it was a huge help to have the wheelchair guy get all our bags on the cart for me. I had lots of help with our baggage and only needed to get it on the first cart in Minneapolis so that part went smoothly. The security check areas were the roughest part of the trip since I needed to deal with both Jeff's and my own gear and make sure we didn't leave anything behind. Jeff traveled very well. His hip and left foot managed without any problems. Next time we travel he will not be using the cane so that will be helpful--but then we probably won't be using the wheelchair. Dave Majam was there to pick us up and the waiting area wasn't crowded like it usually is. Jeff really enjoys getting the update from Dave and we appreciate his helpfulness as well as from many along the way.
