In the Air (or "Oh my aching butt and legs!")

We are well in to the flight from Newark, NJ to Mumbai.  At 6:00 a.m. EST, we have about five more hours on a flight that departed at 8:30 p.m. EST.  

Picture yourself sitting in the movie theater.  Take about an inch of cushion off the seat.  Then move the two arm rests so that they were barely as wide as your hips.  Add a lapbelt.  Let the movie theater be at full capacity so that there are people right next to you on either side.  Finally, let the movie be 15 hours long.

It's kind of like that...

There are some really cool numbers to share however:

--567, which is the top speed (mph) I saw on the flight report update

--8082, which is the number of miles from New Jersey to Mumbai

--37000, which is the highest altitude (ft) we were at 

The seat arrangement in Economy is 3-3-3.  Three seats left, aisle, three seats middle, aisle, and three seats right.

So I ask any of my math students out there, what was the probability that I would get an aisle seat?  Or a window seat?  Or, boo, a middle seat?

I'm not sure what the odds were of there being an empty seat between me and my neighbor, but there was one, and we both were grateful.

Had an interesting meal at about 9:30 p.m.  Some type of chicken and rice main course, which wasn't bad.  A salad that had some peculiar seeds or nuts on it (they were good).  There was a roll with butter.  A cup of plain (ick) yogurt which I ate because I thought those live bacteria cultures might come in handy in a couple days (lol).

Then there were some new things.

A little plastic cup of what was called "pickled vegetables."  It was about this size of a little individual butter tub from a salad bar, which made me wonder what kind of mini vegetables they had pickled.  Turned out be a paste-like substance with a slightly disturbing tangy flavor.

There was another plastic cup labeled "Ramasali" I think.  It was described on the label as "cheese patties in a sweetened milk sauce."

Yeah, that's what I thought too...

It was oddly enjoyable.

In an accessory bag was a little packet described as a natural breath freshened and digestive aid (which might not have been necessary but for the pickled "vegetables").  It had fennel seed, coriander, a bit of sugar coated something or others, and assorted other things.  

I felt like I needed a digestive aid after eating it.

For a snack a bit later, we had a curried chick pea wrap.  Quite tasty.

Well, I'm sure I've bored you enough for now.  Four more hours!

Namaste!