Had the flight from hell from Manchester to Dubai..... Basically we left Manchester at 9pm local time for our 7 and a half hour flight to Dubai. I tried getting some sleep, however, there was this child about 5 years old who threw the biggest tantrum ever!!!! This meant that any chance of getting some sleep was never going to happen as you guessed it, the child was sitting in the aisle directly across from us - so here we are in Dubai at 8am local time, with a 3...

Narelle kindly drove us to the airport last night and made sure we were there in plenty of time. We checked in without any hassles and headed straight to the bar! After 2 champagnes - me drinking pints of Kilkenny - Craig, Carol, Tahlei and Shenae turned up for a surprise send off. It nearly was a surprise as it nearly made us miss our flight - but still, we found time to have another drink with them before boarding. Very relaxed by the time we boarded the plan...