We had another lazy day on Saturday. We had the normal breakfast buffet. They had some camel milk sitting out so I thought I’d try it. It was nasty. It was slightly warm and had a nasty after taste. Maybe it would be better cold. I’ll try it again sometime.
We got back to the room and I decided to take a nap, followed by Alanna and Logan. We all slept until 3pm. Although it won’t help our internal clocks, it felt really good. We went back to the mall after our nap and back to the walmart/grocery store type place. We explored the upper part, which has clothing, electronics, etc. Lots of selection, and some very cheap stuff. We are trying to save money though just in case we need it when we get to Al Ain, so we didn’t buy anything.
Pizza hut was lunch and dinner for us. It tasted just like the pizza from back home. I got some wings. They were slightly different but still tasty.
After the mall, we decided to brave the outdoors for a bit. This was around 7pm and it was still over 100 outside. We walked along the private beach behind the hotel, taking in the view, which is basically the ocean, then its blocked by construction of an island. Yeah, they build islands. If you haven’t seen what they can do here… take a look at this from Dubai.. http://www.theworld.ae/ They also have a nice pool, a kiddie pool, and all kind of watersports which we are so not taking advantage of. We’ll be here for two years though. We’ll find a babysitter and do some adult stuff soon.
We also walked out the front of the hotel and down the street for a bit. We stopped into a pharmacy to check it out. We finally went back to the room, hung out for a bit, then put on our swim trunks and went down to the beach at night, which to remind you, is still over 90 degrees. We dipped Logan in the water. He didn’t really care for it much, but he did like the shining lights and noise of the construction of the island in front of us. They do most of the work at night since its a little cooler. Its a really neat experience to walk along and listen to people. In about a 15 foot range, we heard people speaking Arabic, French and German. Its such a diverse culture here. People watching (and listening) has quickly become one of my favorite hobbies.
Back in the room, it was time for my fantasy football draft. The guys back in NC helped me out by holding the draft at 2pm EST, which is 10pm to me. The draft went quick, I think I did pretty well, and we got to bed by 11:15. I was a homer though and picked a Redskin. Season starts on my birthday, so get ready! Well, technically there’s a Thursday night opener, but the SUNDAY start is on my birthday. I wonder if I will get any of the games here?
Bye for now.
