Category: Aviation

Another amazing adventure has come to a close! Mom and I flew from San Francisco (SFO) to Orlando (MCO) and took Village Airport Van back to her house. Travel time from our guesthouse on Tahiti Island to Mom’s place = 24 hours 22 minutes.

We began the daylong journey by flying from Tahiti to San Francisco on a United Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. After clearing immigration and customs, we settled into the United Club in SFO Concourse E to wait out our six-hour layover.

Mom and I flew here from Tahiti Island in Economy Class on a United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, the first leg on the long journey back to Florida after our three-week stay in French Polynesia.

Boarding began 10 minutes early at 9:40. We were #4&5 on the standby list, and received Economy Class seats 38F and 39F. On board, I noticed on the United app that Economy Plus Seat 21F became available. I told Mom, but she didn’t want to move, so I grabbed the seat with extra legroom.

It’s my 42nd birthday and lucky me, I flew in United Airlines Polaris Business Class from San Francisco (SFO) to Papeete (PPT) – the newest international route flown by United. Thrice-weekly service began Oct. 30, 2018, and United is the only U.S. airline to fly here from the mainland United States. This is my 16th inhabited territory and Place #146 on my quest to visit all 234 countries, territories, and de-facto nations.

And off we go! It’s my first foreign trip of 2019 and my second year as a global nomad as Mom and I head toward our three-week getaway in French Polynesia – a new foreign territory for me. We started the journey today – my birthday eve – flying from Orlando to San Francisco.