Ammon:
Got up, packed up, and got in the van. We got to the airport by 8am and saw a big Lego model of the airport that we were in. We were 2 hours early so we stayed at the lounge. Got in the airplane and started figuring out what all of the buttons do, and it was very cool. There even was a lounge in the back. I watched 3 Iron Man movies, and a Captain Marvel movie. We got in the air and had a good time.
LaReita:
This was our first business class flight (lie-flat seats) that I “bought” on credit card points. One of the rules of this method of travel is “positioning” or “get close enough” to your final destination. I did a ton of research about getting to Kenya from Washington DC, and doing it in a business class so Dave could have a chance to lie down. It is IMPOSSIBLE for him to sleep sitting up. It is a loooong 13 hours to the other side of the world.
Getting from Washington DC to Dubai was a direct flight with Emirates – motto: “fly better”. It really was awesome. It was a double-decker plane and the business class was on the top floor. The flight attendants offered and gave me a pair of PJs and slippers. Yes, I took them and went to change in the spacious ‘washroom’ at the back. I also got to keep the PJs! Even gave a toiletry bag.
As the plane was lumbering down the taxiway getting up to speed to take off, I could FEEL how HEAVY it was. There was even flight cameras that we could watch our flight from different angles (tail camera, underbelly, cockpit dashboard.) The mocktails were fun. The menu and food was excellent. Lobster tail texture is like a giant shrimp. The flight attendants were very attentive. Really quite amazing.
Since our flight was crossing 9 time zones, I knew that we needed to adjust our bodies FAST. I’ve been seeing ads for “FlyKitt” that business executives use so they can be ready when boots hit the ground. My travel group had a few people who tried it and said it worked for them. So I bought the FlyKitt for me and Dave. The pills were giant, and knew that Ammon couldn’t swallow those, so I found comparable chewables. It also had an app of what to take when, and when to put on blue-blocker glasses, and when to sleep. Dave was able to get some sleep though he said, “I was doing it rotisserie chicken style. I kept turning over and over.” The FlyKitt would have worked better if our sleeping hadn’t been interrupted by a fellow passenger’s phone alarm going off nearly every hour, and didn’t turn it off. As a result, we were still a bit tired, but were still functional!