We were awake when the day began as we were still waiting in the Dubai airport for our 2:40 AM flight. Everything went as planned and expected. Emirates Airlines was a little late getting off the tarmac but arrived exactly on time at 8:25 AM local time.
It took us a while to get out of the airport here as we had to get stamped-in by immigration, wait for our copious amount baggage at the carousel, stop at duty-free, withdraw some cash from an ATM, buy SIMs for our phones, show our medical certification by a QR code we'd gotten online, and finally get a taxi to the house.
We're only about a half-hour away from the international airport, so that part of our trip is always a breeze. Both of Jay's sisters were waiting for us. It seems hot as it's more humid than we're used to. We chatted and unpacked in the morning. Everything made it intact.
By 2:00 PM we were more than ready for naps as we'd not had, even a second of, sleep last night.
Being here was immediately relaxing as this environment has non-stop 'jungley' bird sounds. And life is easy and comfortable.
Bed will be at 10:00 as we to try to get caught up.