It's a long way to get to England. You forget how awful 26 hours in transit can be until you are doing it. E&K found the first leg to Singapore really wearing - both from the excitement of everything new on the plane and for our trip to be finally underway and because they were getting more and more tired but didn't want to sleep. K's ears hurt on the descent but she refused to wear the special earplugs - EarPlanes - I had bought for her or to try anything else we suggested.Transit in Singapore was very fast - we had a couple of quick walks around the terminal to get the circulation going again and then we were off. K&A were asleep before take off, E not long after that and I dozed for a few hours. The girls had about five hours of good sleep, which was great because it was rough for most of the early part of that leg.Dubai Airport - like every other airport in the world - is undergoing construction work. (I have theory that all airports are in a constant of construction/ reconstruction to encourage people to get through them as fast as possible.) At Dubai this meant we got off the plane onto the tarmac and then took a shuttle bus to the terminal. Unbelievably it was 38 degrees Celsius when we landed at 5am. But it was a really pleasant 38 - still and dry and dark. Transit here was interesting - there were thousands of people even though it was early - their paths intersecting as they journeyed to many different places.
The girls were really bright for the last leg, which was in daylight the whole way. Our goal seemed to become more elusive the closer we got - with only one runway open at Heathrow we were forced to circle for 20 minutes before landing and then was had to sit on the tarmac for another 20 minutes before a gate became available.
Ross was waiting for us and drove us back to his house. E&K were wide-eyed and fascinated the whole time in the car - taking in every scene: the huge city, jam-packed houses, double-decker buses and that verdant green everywhere even though it is the end of summer.
The girls were really bright for the last leg, which was in daylight the whole way. Our goal seemed to become more elusive the closer we got - with only one runway open at Heathrow we were forced to circle for 20 minutes before landing and then was had to sit on the tarmac for another 20 minutes before a gate became available.
Ross was waiting for us and drove us back to his house. E&K were wide-eyed and fascinated the whole time in the car - taking in every scene: the huge city, jam-packed houses, double-decker buses and that verdant green everywhere even though it is the end of summer.
Carlene
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