Day 1: Tue 10 Jul: Home to Brisbane to Dubai

Drive: 283km

We left home about 12:30pm and the drive went well.  We arrived at the Gateway Airport Parking location about 4pm, after an easy 3.5 hour drive. They drove us, and the bikes, to the airport and it was a bit of a wait for the check-in to open. We would rather be too early than have to rush. With the check-in done we were quickly settled down for dinner in the Emirates Lounge, which is much more salubrious than the QANTAS Club. Very nice smoked salmon entree for Greg while Wendy had a chicken Caesar salad. Mains were barra and veg for Greg and lamb and veg for Wens. A little piece of cheese cake washed down with a glass or two of Moët was the perfect finale. How do we put up with such rugged conditions? Reality will kick in after we settle in on board the A380 in cattle class 😩.

Our first flight this trip and it was delayed. We were scheduled to take off at 9pm but were still in the lounge at that time. Finally boarded at 9:20pm and flew out about 10pm. After a nice chicken and rice dish Greg managed to sleep (off and on) through till about 6am, whilst Wendy watched movies and TV series. Scrambled eggs for breakfast onboard, then landed, on time, in Dubai (made up a lot of time in the air) and straight to the OTT Emirates Lounge for a real coffee, aaaahh that's better. Transit is such a breeze in Dubai, it all works so quickly and efficiently. 



Entree

We had one or two of these

The hot food selection


On board seats 51D & E


Wendy guarding the luggage while waiting for the check in counter to open

Emirates Lounge 


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