Friday, July 12, 2013

4 days and 5 flights later

It has come to the point where all these travel difficulties has come comical. So I arrive in Dubai at 8:45am, I get off the plane and realize my flight to Lusaka has already boarded. So now I am sprinting to try to get to my gate in time (of course it is at the opposite end of the airport) I get there  right at 9:15, which is when the flight leaves, well no one is there and I missed yet another flight! So as I am standing there dripping in sweat, I have no idea what to do. So I hobble very slowly and pathetically over with my now blistered feet to Emirates table at yet the opposite end of the airport, which I just ran across 5 min before. I am talking to the lady and I look up and see that, they close the gate 20 min before they leave. If I would of just saw that before i started my 1600M dash I wouldn't have wasted all my time running to my gate with my 3 bags. After about 30 min (hey every time it takes shorter time to re route me, that's a plus), I get another flight booked! Now I am going from Dubai to Nairobi to Lusaka, haha I am laughing as I am writing this. I am a world traveler, never even herd of Nairobi. 
Anyways what to do now that I have thankfully 4 Hours before my next flight, might I add I was so happy that this flight is the same day and I still will be arriving in Lusaka late tonight, praise The Lord.
So what do you think I do? I asked if they had a shower, boy did I need it.
I went to a shop and bought some shampoo and soap and went to take a shower. I had to take a picture of this, because no one would of believed me, I have never herd of taking a shower in a airport, but I did. You might ask what I dried off with- well not a towel, nope they don't provide those haha. I had a blanket in my bag and I used that of course. Probably to much info but I had to now reuse clothes, it's been 4 days I didn't think to bring that much with me on my carry on. So I am all fresh and clean, I then went to get food, I got a meal voucher and the food was good. I got a burger and fries haha in Dubai, that's probably the first. This airport is very nice and high class, it's pretty cool. Now I'm going to sit at my gate so I don't miss this flight also!! I hope that the next time I write I will be in Lusaka at the flight house and not at another airport sitting because I had to go on another flight! 

4 comments:

  1. shower looks cleam at least.. hope ur travels gt smoother

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  2. Hey at least you had Heinz ketchup!! Thank Goodness!

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  3. Brit - think about how much you have learned already and your trip is only just starting. Someday you will look back to this adventure of running through airports fondly. We are proud of how you worked your way around the world when things did not go smoothly. Good job Brit!

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