The Happy Travelers...kind of!

Sami and La set off last Saturday to get themselves to Turkey for one last hurrah before things get ugly and we turn from 3 to 4. I waited patiently on Sunday to hear from them from their layover in Abu Dhabi and imagine my surprise when I Sami calls from Jakarta, Indonesia instead! On a side note - never start a conversation with "Ah, there's been a problem...." especially when it's not been a "real" problem! Anyways, it turns out a passenger required medical attention and the plane was diverted to Jakarta soon after take off from Sydney. The lady in question ended up being fine - mind had she been in the departure lounge with the rest of the put-out passengers she may have really been in trouble. Poor thing! Anyways - two nights later (!) Sami and La finally found themselves on another flight and arrived in Turkey safe and sound - all while suffering a blast of Bali belly (Sami) and blissfully ignorant of the earthquake happenings at their destination. All turned out as well as can be expected considering the delays and they should now be on their way down the coast to Antalya to his parents place. Let's hope they've had their share of transit trauma and it'll be smooth sailing from here on.....