On the 22nd of February 2013 I departed from Alice Springs Airport at roughly 11:50am. I then proceeded to travel for the next 35 hours or so until I finally arrived in London airport at about 11:35am Saturday the 23rd (going off the POMS time zone – nine and a half hours behind ours).
My route was as
follows:
Alice to Melbourne –
3 hours
Waiting at Melbourne
airport – 3 hours
Melbourne to Singapore
– 7 ½ hours
Waiting at Singapore
airport – 1 ½ hours
Singapore to Dubai –
7 ½ hours
Waiting at Dubai
airport – 3 hours
Dubai to London – 8
hours
Please note: travel
times are by flying (on a plane) ONLY
All of the flights were
reasonably calm and drama free. I was fortunate enough to have a
spare seat next to me on the Melbourne to Singapore flight so I was
able to relax and stretch out a bit more than usual. The rest of the
time I was crammed like a sardine next to people who ate boiled eggs
and needed the bathroom every 10minutes or large people who fell
asleep taking up the whole arm rest. The in-flight entertainment was
pretty impressive (Emirates) and I spent most of my time either
watching movies, eating, or attempting (poorly) to get some sleep.
It was pretty boring
waiting around the airports for my next flight, because I didn't want
to buy anything and looking around shops pointlessly doesn't really
appeal to me. I did take a few photos of things though that I found
interesting;
Firstly, this random
statue at Melbourne airport:
Secondly, the different
drinks available at Singapore airport:
And lastly, the fact
that Dubai airport somehow thinks that it's possible to survive by
packing nothing but a set of expensive duty-free headphones:
When I finally landed
in London it was pretty exciting. I looked out the window and saw
that it was snowing ever so lightly (huzzah!).
Here is a video to
prove I am not a dirty liar (if you can't see the snow, squint and
tilt your head to the side):
After admiring what
little snow there was and realising my fingers were going to go numb
the moment I stepped off the plane, I proceeded to the bag collection
area. I waited roughly 30 minutes to collect my baggage, only to have
the carousel stop on me and find out that they have in fact left my
backpack in Melbourne. According to the man behind the desk, it
should be delivered to my auntie and uncles house sometime today.
After finally getting
out of the airport and back to my aunty and uncles house it was about
1pm. I went for a walk with my cousins and aunty to the nearby corner
store and bought some crazy lollies and “crisps”:
After enjoying some
“Midget Gems” we had tea, and I went to bed shortly after. I
managed to stay awake until roughly 6pm English time. My year at uni
and several years before that of being lazy has taught my body how to
go into hibernation for long periods of time, so despite waking up
several times throughout the night, I was able to sleep in until 9am.
I don't think that jet lag will be much of an issue for me because I
already stayed up really late and slept in till midday when I was
back in Alice.
Not sure what the plan
is for today, but I'm looking forward to it!
