flaw in the plan

Greetings from Seoul, Korea! Jahri and I are here in the Seoul airport killing some time before we board our last flight to Chiang Mai.

We had a major bummer upon arriving at the Detroit airport. Dorothy was not allowed on the flight because her passport is set to expire in April and apparently for entry to Thailand the expiration date needs to be 6 months from the date of travel. We had a high stress hour and a half trying to figure out what to do and how to solve the problem, but eventually J and I had to board, saying an emotional goodbye and hoping for the best. In the meantime Dorothy has caught a flight to Chicago to get this straightened out with the passport agency and is scheduled to arrive a few days later, shortening her trip by 3 days. But at least she's on her way!

Jahri and I are exhausted and jetlagged but holding on. We should be tucked away in our room in about 8 hours.