Well, I think every 12 hour flight should be like this! We’re about to start our descent into Abu Dhabi. Gail and I had a very nice dinner, watched a movie and actually got some sleep!

It’s my first time flying through this many time zones, and I found it very bizaar to take off in the dark from Chicago and have the sun come up four hours later! The flight attendants have been amazing! The entire experience has been over the top.

One attendant in particular had a few minutes to stop and chat with Gail and I. She was very nice and gave us some encouraging words. The current temperature is 38c, which translates to damn hot fairenheit.

The next couple hours will be very interesting. Because we got bumped up to business class we have a fast pass through immigration! It will be like the fast pass at Disneyworld, where you have to walk by all the poor souls standing in line with your head bent in shame. I’ll try not to feel too guilty!

Once through all that, we’ll take our first drive into our new hometown. Sadly it will be dark by then, so we won’t get the full flavor of the city. Who knows when we will make it out this way again.

Wow! We’re here, we did it! More when we get settled in our hotel.

Mark