We made it to Dubai safely. The longest leg of our trip is over.

We had been led to believe that our 777 from San Francisco would be only 2/3 full, but we were packed in! The flight crew kept us comfortable with two delicious meals and an unbelievable amount of in flight entertainment. Something new: the view screens on the seat backs gave us the option of a forward camera and a downward camera. It's pretty cool to watch takeoff and ladings with a cockpit-eye view.

We're all a little out of it. Our flight path took us north through Canada, over the northern coast of Greenland, then Scandinavia, then Russia and directly over Moscow (!) and down over to Dubai. We flew so far north that the sun didn't actually ever set for us last night, reminding me that I never want to live in Alaska.

It is now Sunday night in Dubai, and we did not get to see this city on the rise in daylight, but we will on our return home. We board in about 25 minutes for our last leg of the trip. The next time the sun rises for us, we will be in India!