Korea again... it's becoming a regular thing. I'm actually coming back here in two days also.

Land in Incheon, get our hotel rooms, take a nap, wake up, go get something to eat (pizza this time - I know, not very Korean but the FO wasn't excited about Korean food this time and pizza was cheap) then head back to the room and sleep.

One thing about Incheon is that all the room have internet access as well as a desktop computer. So even if you do not carry a laptop there is access to the internet. Surprisingly, only about 50% of the hotels we stay in have internet access for free. Europe is the area where we generally don't have free access. They charge an arm and a leg for it there. Usually we aren't there enough or the hotels provide some sort of limited access (usually in a crew room or something) for us to check our email, etc. The internet access makes the stay in Incheon go by quickly.

I sent CB a nice e-card just a few minutes ago. I've been missing her a lot in the last day or two. Not sure why but it has been great to talk on the phone (Skype - can't be beat) with her and just hear about her day. She seems really positive and happy when I talk to her, so the conversation flows well.

My stay in Incheon is short - only 36 hours so it's about time to head to sleep again for our evening departure for Anchorage. Time goes by quickly when you sleep half the overnight away!

Ah, Anchorage.

We arrived here late at night or early in the morning, depending on your view. I look at it as late at night, as that allowed me to head right to bed, get a decent night sleep and wake up for breakfast.

The breakfast here at the hotel is best described as "American". Large, cheap and good. They have a menu but it more of a list of suggestions than a strict menu. Basically, they'll make whatever you want. Nice but the portions are huge. I always eat half of what they give me - half the omlette, half the hash browns. I am not hungry until dinner time. So what did I have? Omlette with cheese and bacon, a biscuit with gravy, fruit and a danish. Hm. Sounds like a lot. Did I mention I just had half?

After breakfast I talked to CB. It was nice to hear her voice and to hear her laugh. She was busy finishing things up at one job while doing a few things at another. At one of her jobs she got a big opportunity to branch into another area. It sounds like she'll really enjoy the opportunity and in her line of work it is very prestigious. I suppose it sounds like I work her to death, but I think she enjoys the mental gymnastics that come with having three part-time jobs. At least it isn't montonous for her to go to the same job every day.

We're making plans for Thanksgiving as I have the week off this year. Last year we had some of her family over which went really well. My family is a bit more demanding but we're going to give it a shot this year. As they live in Ohio, some of them might want to spend the night. However, we are limited in the number of beds we have and all the bedrooms are on the second floor meaning my grandmother might find them hard to go up. So, we'll see if they want to stay in a hotel or just drive back to Ohio after dinner.

During the afternoon I did my laundry and talked to a few friends about what happened my former company (some people got fired all the sudden making for great discussions about who did what). Ran into some other pilots and made arrangements for dinner at the Moose's Tooth - a great brewpub with excellent pizza. Should I have the Spicy Thai Pizza or the Blackened Halibut?

Well - I should wrap this up - early show in the morning to return to Seoul. The 6:40am show in the lobby will come early.

Right now I just got back to the hotel room after enjoying a pleasant dinner of Korean BBQ (as we call it) with the other pilot. We called the engineer to have him join us, but there was no answer in his room. At breakfast he had talked about taking a trip to the DMZ to see the border with North Korea - so maybe he did that. I would of been interested in seeing the DMZ, but he said the price for the trip (including bus to get there) was about $80.

A bit spendy for a day looking at landmines and fences if you ask me. It is his last trip with our airline, so he wanted to do something neat as he probably wouldn't be back to South Korea anytime soon.

We leave tomorrow to head back to Anchorage. It is a 10am departure, which is excellent. We have to depart the hotel two hours prior to departure, so that means 8am. I get to sleep during the night (novel concept, I know), wake up, have a normal breakfast and fly to Alaska. The sun will set as we head east giving us a late night arrival into Anchorage. It's almost like a normal job, for a change.

I got a nice email from my wife, CB as I was heading out to dinner. It was short but said all the right things. I enjoyed my time home with her and was sorry to leave. At the end of my days home she wasn't saying I've been home too long and "it was time for me to go". So - I'll call that progress. Hopefully things will stay positive and keep getting better - it will be hard work but well worth it.

Well, I finally decided to start a blog. Last year I had been writing some missives to friends and families about my adventures near and far. It was nice to let people know what I was doing with my life and where I was going - a few suggested I start a blog to record it better, so after much thought, here it is. So listen up bitches! (apologies to the D&D show)