Desert Dream'n

It has been a long day of travel, but we are more than halfway to Africa. We departed Seattle, flew north into Taloyak, Canada, and up over the north pole at more than 550 miles per hour. Even Santa couldn't catch us. Speaking of Santa, he pulled up next our plane and cried, "GIVE ME MILK AND COOOOOOKKkiieeeess:[" We ditched him over Bodo, Norway and cut over to St. Petersburg and Moscow before heading south over Baku, Azerbaijan and the Caspian Sea. We began our decent into Abu Dhabi over the Straight of Hormuz, shortly after passing over Tehran, Iran. That was close!

All told, the first leg of our journey was 7,793 miles. Along the way Dad and I played Jelly Checkers, Battleship, and Tetris. I also listened to Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian, and watched a couple of Marvel movies, and still managed to get a nap! I woke up with dragon breath and fur growing on my teeth: nothing that a stick gum won't take care of. 

We are now in Dubai and will catch our flight to Johannesburg, South Africa in a couple of hours. 

Salam,

Sheik Oscar

BBBBBBBBBBBYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEE

And...We're Off!

Last night I finished packing for our trip to southern Africa and went to bed. It is the last night I get to sleep in my cozy bed for about 3 weeks. This morning, I went to school for a few hours, but didn't learn much because I'm so excited to go. Dad and I are now sitting at the Medford airport waiting to board our first of many flights.  Our first flight is from Medford to Seattle, that one is just 1.5 hours long. We change airplanes in Seattle and fly to Dubai. I think that is in the middle east. That flight is 14.5 hours long! Luckily, I brought two Fable Haven books, a tablet loaded with audio books, music, and games, and a pillow.  Our third flight is from Dubai to Johannesburg, South Africa, taking 8.5 hours. In total, it will take us about 32 hours to get to South Africa! I can't wait! XD