Sunday, 19 October 2008

9 October 08

We had a fairly early start to Narita, to escort Mum on her way home, having to travel through rush hour to Shinagawa. It must have been bewildering for Mum as I even found it a bit daunting, like a human tidal wave; Abergavenny market day is the busiest she experiences regularly!


We were there in plenty of time, so we killed time in Starbucks and the souvenir shops, then suddenly it was time for her to go through to Departures. It was hard seeing her lonely figure disappear behind the screen and it sank in that it would be another seven months before we saw her again. However, the last seven since we arrived here have flown by, so it will soon come around. I wish she wouldn't have to miss so much of Emily's development though.

I spent a while browsing the shops, and should have checked the return train times first as I missed the Shinagawa train by a few minutes - the next one was an hour later. I whiled away the time in another cafe, then realised Emily had done a huge stinky poo. Having had too much time on my hands, I now had to rush to get train after taking care of her.

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