I’m writing this from one of the several computer terminals in the Abu Dhabi airport. Pretty nifty that they have free internet for everyone. I just have to finish this post before I’m automatically logged off in 12 minutes . .
So close, and yet so far. We started the day in Antalya, suffered through a trantrum, a wait at the airport and then flew to Istanbul where we had a 6 hour layover. Some very expensive Burger King ($50) for dinner while we waited and then spent the rest of the time trying to keep Camille happy, yet wear her out so she would sleep on the plane.
Took off from Istanbul — good flight except for the part that felt like an earthquake and had people sprinting to their seats to put their seatbelts on. Not a fan of the bumps. At all.
Anyway, Camille slept a good bit and we’re now in Abu Dhabi. It’s 3am and our flight isn’t until 8:30 or something wretched like that. And since Camille slept on the flight, she thinks it’s daytime now. The trials of flying on a budget. It’s not so bad because it’s at the end of our trip so I can go home and fall into bed if I want. Only one short flight between us and home. Happy day!
UPDATE to add photos:
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| 3am, trying to sleep |
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| winding down with some video games on the touch |
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| Carter went right for the computer terminal |
A few hours and some not very restful sleep later . . .
Josh walked Camille around until she fell asleep, then he became Caleb’s bed as well.
Just in case you thought the airport might be somewhat quiet in the middle of the night. It’s not.
We all made it home safely except for one of our bags (the baby bed) that is off having another adventure in between here and Istanbul. They’re tracking it down and I’m sure it will show up sometime soon. We had a memorable trip that I will have plenty of time to tell you about now that we’re home and stuck in the house because of Ramadan. We landed in Muscat and the flight attendant announced, “Remember during the month of Ramadan, eating, drinking, and smoking are not permitted in public during daylight hours.” Because of that, *everything* is closed during the daytime so I guess I’ll just be lying on my couch, recovering from our trip.
Ramadan Kareem, y’all!