01.07.10
Permanent Return Downunder
After spending much of the past two and a half years based in London, I was finally making way to live back in New Zealand. I made an overnight stopover in Melbourne, visiting the house my mum has recently bought, and made great use of the swimming pool! As I was flying Emirates airline, the first ten hours was literally spent flying in a circle. Mumbai to Dubai, and then Dubai to Singapore, and onwards to Melbourne, with the flight path taking us directly over Mumbai some hours later. Alas, more airmiles.
Mountains in United Arab Emirates
After almost 20 hours travelling, we were flying over South Australia as the sunrise over the red desert lit up brilliantly.
Arriving into Melbourne around 8am, I had a day to chill with my mum, one of my sisters Tara, and their partners, around the pool and BBQ dinner. This is the summer I had been missing from UK!
Marlee, the cat my mum has recently adopted after its previous owners had abused her
Sunset over the back yard pool after enjoying a day with 32ºC
View from the Emirates Lounge, after being upgraded to business class (yet another early rise)
Views from in front of the wing, from seat 8A (front left of business class) – The food and drink available was far superior to what’s normally offered in cattle class.