We had an uneventful drive from Kottayam to Cochin (a nice thing). Many were ready to go early, so we headed out by 9:30 p.m., and arrived at the airport a little before midnight. It’s an interesting scene there, because many flights leave overnight – between midnight and 4:00 a.m. The reason is that – just like us – if you depart then, you can reach your final destination on the same day. Mind you, your body clock is all messed up, but at least it doesn’t feel like it’s as long as it actually is. Staying in the airport from then until 4:00 a.m., when our flight was to depart, was like being an adult at a youth lock-in: it was so hard to stay awake, but you knew you needed to so that you could sleep on the plane! Unfortunately for me, I wasn’t able to sleep a lot on the four-hour flight to Abu Dhabi, but I did rest and caught a couple of cat-naps. We arrived here around 7:00 local time, which is an hour-and-a-half earlier than India. Now we are waiting for our flight to Chicago – only fifteen hours long! I’ll be impressed if I remember what day it is by the time we land in the States.
We also got to track the last 10 minutes of the Colts-Texans game through the internet. Hope Felipe had a good time in my place!
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