Ok, we've made it to the lounge and Al's had a cry about missing the kids now it's time to start drinking (what no Jack!).

Yeah, yeah, I've had my cry but I'm still finding it hard to leave the kids. Thanks so much to Tom and Merry for looking after them for so long. Richard is still bitching on about having to go "cattle class" with me. They didn't have us sitting together for the Singapore to Istanbul leg, but they quickly fixed that up, so we will be nice a cosy packed in with all the peasant fliers.