Anatomy of a Trip to the Other Side of the World

Our trip started out well enough. We got to the airport and checked our bags all the way through to Vietnam. As we were going through security, Gary was "randomly" chosen for a more thorough check. Also, Sue had put 2 cannisters of bug spray in a bag Gary was holding and it was flagged by the x-ray guy. So there was no way Gary was going to get through. They pulled everything out of the 2 bags Gary was holding, swabbed them, and tested them for bomb dust. That was ok and our flight got off fine and we even got to LA about a 1/2 hour early. This was 12AM EDT. Gary's parents came to the airport to meet us since we had 4+ hour layover. We walked over to the international terminal, had some dinner and talked for a while about Sara. They left around 3AM and we went to the gate to wait for our 4:50 AM flight.
The gates are hot and crowded and we are exhausted. For some unknown reason, they board our flight late. We stand around barely able to keep our eyes open. We finally leave for Hong Kong around 5:30 AM. We have a a window and middle seat. We fall asleep immediately but they serve dinner shortly after takeoff. We barely remember eating and fall right back to sleep. After having a little trouble sleeping, Sue takes and ambien to help her sleep, but she has a sensitive stomach to medicines. She gets very sick and spends the last 7 hours of the flight puking and feeling miserable. It's hard for her to get to the bathroom because the women on the aisle is fast asleep and the bathrooms are always full. They serve breakfast in the morning but she can't eat.
We get to Hong Kong around 8:15 AM and our flight to HCMC is to board at 8:25. Someone meets a group of us at the gate to walk us to the new gate. Having just gotten off a plane we naturally have to go through security again. We are among the last to get on the plane.
The flight to HCMC leaves about 40 minutes late. The 2 hour flight goes uneventfully but Sue still feels horrible. We arrive in HCMC and go through customs with no problems. Two of our 3 bags are waiting for us at the gate except for Sue's. We wait on another line to fill out a missing bag report. No one is at the airport to meet us so we take a cab. We have no reservation at the hotel we are supposed to have booked but they have room for us. We get to our room around 1 PM.
We took a nap and had a very nice evening with Scott. We got to know one another while eating some dinner at Highlands Coffee and doing some grocery and baby shopping. Sue's bag was at the hotel when we got back. It must have taken a later flight. Now it's about 10:20 PM and we're off to sleep.