It was heartbreaking saying good bye to our family at the airport but exciting at the same time to be starting our big family move to Qatar. Decked out in matching I <heart> Canada T-shirts, the girls were giddy to get on the plane. Oh to be a kid and not care about traveling for almost 24 hours. All in all it actually went pretty smooth. A couple freak outs by Neko in the middle of night leg, and one by Maëlle at the very end of the trip over her seatbelt as we were landing (of course)! On the flight from Toronto to Dubai they upgraded the plane to the huge 2 level one. The seats were super nice, wide and reclined far. Plus being in the bulkhead gave us lots of room. Emirates is my favourite airline so far. Maëlle got a special tour of the upstairs first class area. They even get showers up there!
After landing we collected our 7 giant suitcases (and forgot the stroller by accident) and loaded into two taxis to arrive at our new home. Thrilled to see our stuff here, even if most was still in boxes. Walked the kids to see the pool and burn some last energy before trying for sleep in our new house. Maëlle was so happy to see the pool and toy fox we've been showing her in photos of 'the new house'.
Amazing how you can adjust to a 10 hour time difference almost easier than 4 or 5. I could happily sleep in but unfortunately the only residual has been very early mornings from the girls. Amazing how much can be accomplished by 7am!
Will try my best to keep this updated as we go through life 'on the other side of the planet'!!!
Hope you enjoy the adventure with us.
