Day 2 - Mon 1 Jun: Dubai to Frankfurt
Two hours after landing in Dubai, we boarded another A380, on time, for the shorter (six hours) flight to Frankfurt. We were hoping (after the debacle in Hervey Bay) that our bikes and gear were on the same plane. After sitting on the tarmac in Dubai for a while, we finally took off and arrived at a very wet and stormy looking Frankfurt just after 1pm (we made up quite a bit of time), with a temperature of 13 deg C! Lucky we are catching the train to our motel and not riding as we normally do. After breezing through Immigration, we (Greg, Wendy, Gunther, Yvonne, Stewart and Alison) were all very pleased to see our bike boxes in the oversize luggage area. However, as we were waiting for our bags, we heard an announcement that we were to report to the luggage claim counter. It was there that we were given the bad news - Greg's, Yvonne ’ s and Gunther's bags were not there, but they knew exactly where they were - incoming on the next flight. Wendy gave them the hotel d...