Farewell to Indonesia 2

 Well here we go.  At 9 this morning we leave our apartment for the last time to get our covid test.   We then board our 6 hour flight to Jakarta, overnight in the airport hotel (Can you imagine an airport hotel for $40 per night?....and much better than the baggage claim area where we usually spend our 11 hour layovers),  7 hour flight to Japan,  12 hour flight to Houston,  3 hour fight to SC.  Because of the International Date Line we arrive at Peter's house just 9 hours after we left Jakarta.  Can you imagine?  Our layovers after Jakarta are mercifully very short (pray we make connections).   And God just goes above and beyond with those small little perks.  For instance, a week ago we got an email from the local air carrier asking if we wanted to "bid" on an upgrade to business class.  I had never heard of such a thing, but after checking with our Indo friend online, he said it was not a scam.  So we scored an upgrade for $30 each for the first 6 hour leg of our trip!!!  That does not just mean comfort, but it also means more luggage.  So we are back to the major portion of our earthly goods in 4 suitcases, 2 carry ons, and 2 backpacks.  What freedom.  Now, we have been told of 2 situations in the past week where people have not received their luggage.  In the 100's of trips that we have taken only once have we permanently lost anything, and only about 3 or 4 times have things even been delayed, which is a bit of a miracle in itself. So why these 2 situations within a week?  I wonder if they just do not have enough workers at the airports? Anyway, second prayer request is our luggage is underweight and truly makes all the connections. These are exhausting flights (even in business class), and but I am not traveling with children, nor a bad hip or knee, so how difficult can it be?