This is the first chance I've had to log in since leaving Maryborough, so I'm playing catch-up ... (Thursday) “Flight attendants, take your seats now! Passengers, secure your seatbelts.” The flight captain’s urgent instructions soon scattered the attendants and was followed by the mass clicking of seat belts, a few moments of turbulence, and then … silence. That minor drama as we flew through a thunderstorm out of Singapore was the only hiccup during our 30+ hours of travel from Maryborough to Southhampton, England. Mind you, the tight security, including police walking around the Aubi Dhabi airport carrying semi-automatic weapons, was there for a reason considering their neighbours’ history. Although a tad daunting, it did make us feel secure. The Arabian flight service, Etihad, on which we travelled from Brisbane, was also run with military precision,
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