Arjan and Karin brought us to Schiphol nice and smoothly, Storm has already been taken to Mark and Git, he will stay there for 1.5 weeks.
There is a long queue at the check-in counter of the Emirates. Nevertheless, quite a few counters are open. After check-in, where both bags are labeled for both stops in Dubai and Melbourne. We also get the boarding passes for those airports.
Because we were so early, there is more than enough time to drink coffee and slowly walk towards the gate.
We have a great seat in the front of the plane with plenty of legroom, costs extra for both long flights, but at least you can sit reasonably well and stretch your legs.
The plane, an A380, departs on time at 22:00 local time.