The beginning & Flight

:: Birmingham Airport ::
:: Birmingham ::

:: West Midlands ::
:: England ::

:: 03/09/08 :: Wednesday 03rd September 2008 ::

:: Sunny with clouds - Freezing with constant wind ::

** Today, Bags packed, Goodbyes said to most, I stepped on the plane to trigger the start of my adventure. Only to see this country, I've half called home over the years, in 8 or so months. **

** Took my seat on flight EK040 Birmingham - Dubai. I had the whole 3 seats to myself :) Should have taken full advantage and slept while i had the space, the quiet and the lights out! Instead i watched movies : St Trinnian's (*----) Jumper (****-) Jack & Jill vs The World (**---) I ate those awesome little biscuits they give you on all plane flights, then dinner was a chicken curry like thing with rice. **

"Did you hear the news,
I'm leaving home today"

:: Dubai Airport ::
:: Dubai ::

:: 04/09/08 :: Thursday 04th September ::

** Landed in Dubai at 01:30am their time. As I stepped off the plane the heat wave hit me and the humidity must have been 100%. I thought it was the heat from the planes engines but as I walked further down the stairs I realised it was the weather. I didn't like the humidity but I defiantly liked the heat. **

** I only had to wait in Dubai for 2 hours, but by now I had had no sleep and I was very tired. The plane I boarded next was stopping in Singapore, which wasn't on my flight schedule when I booked, but it was going to Melbourne. So I just trusted I would get there! Now I defiantly ha to sleep on this flight to block out the kid sitting next to me with his mom. The mom was so nice, she woke me up when food was coming round etc. The guy sitting on the other side of the isle was chatting away to her and I think I heard him say he was a Christian, and I was like, bet he did the brave christian thing and asked "If this plane was to crash, do you know for sure where you'll be going... etc" which I admire! Takes guts! **

** The change over in Singapore was just a quick 30min petrol refill. **

** Back in the sky on the way to Melbourne! Again I slept most of the way, as I began watching movies but fell asleep. Got woken up by the nice lady, with the card in her hand saying fill this out sweetie - The decleration form. Reality sunk in and realised I had arrived **

:: Melbourne Airport ::
:: Melbourne ::
:: Victoria ::
:: Australia ::

:: 05/09/08 :: Friday 05th September 2008 ::
:: Dark - Very cold ::

** Arrived in Tullmarine at 00:40am! I landed on Australian soil! Sorted. One more place ticked off the world map. Rach & Family were there to pick me up! Got out of customs at 02:00am **

** The End **