Day 25: Back Up and Over the North Pole in 23 Hours!

Well, it took 23 hours to get home. Four hours to Dubai, a four hour wait, then boarded Emirates and went a little crazy ODing on screentime for the 14 hour trip to Seattle. Fortunately we caught a flight right away for the final one hour trip to Spokane...ahhhh. Between the two of us, we watched 9 movies, 3 episodes of Modern Family, and a special on Polar Bears. I got up 6 times to stretch and do a couple yoga moves (was a little embarrassed, but I figured I would never see these folks again so, oh well!) The ceiling panels in the Emirates cabin have flourescent stars on them to remind us to sleep - but there was just so much to do! Watching the flight information screens showing where we've come and where we're going, temperature registering minus 60 degrees, cities we are passing over, strange and sometimes wonderful snacks and meals. Right up and over the top of the world - apparently there is a huge increase in these flights in the last ten years because they save fuel. I discovered a lovely snack in Dubai which was a large date sliced in half with a walnut pressed in between. So amazing, healthy, and it's become one of my favorite snacks here at home :)

But now, it's over. I said my last "Namaste" as we left the plane. It's been a great pleasure to relive this trip and share with some good people. THANKS for reading and helping me recount the memories. It truly was a trip of a lifetime. 

                                                       No...I did not take this photo!?! :)