The journey will be a long and tedious one, but with the excitement of a new destination to look forward to. In addition a planned stop over in Singapore with some bird watching there should add to the excitement.
We left London at 22.05, for the 12 hour 15 minute flight to Singapore. We were on one of the new double-decker planes (Airbus A380) which holds 470 people in the configuration we had - needless to say in the "economic class" as they called it, ie, downstairs. With a three by three configuration though, none of us felt quite so hemmed in as with the more usual three by four by three.
Drinks, peanuts, and probably the best airline food I've ever encountered. Ragout of chicken and mushroom with courgette, carrot and diced potatoes, with saltine crackers and cheese followed by chocolate ice cream . . . it was yummy.
The crew were attentive and brought plenty of fruit juice and water around at regular intervals which helped to keep us hydrated.
Hoping to get some sleep now . . . if the excitement doesn't get to me
p.s. Nigel's light snack at Heathrow
