Sunday, March 18, 2007



What a booked up weekend we have planned for the 16th/17th March!!!!
Such freakish weather as well! 36 degrees on Thursday, it hasn’t been that heat since Oct/November last year…….but we have to say it was a pleasant surprise!
Although Thursday marks the start of the weekend it was decided that we would take it easy….feeling thoroughly drained from the 6 day week we vegged watching DVDs and consuming SOFT drinks and Pizza………while occasionally having the urge to kick one of the hundreds of balloons still sharing the flat with us. We were joined by another colleague Kathryn who has been in the flats for around a week….she came to Dubai around 5 weeks ago…so we have imparted some of our experiences to her….she is also keeping a Blog, and what pics you don’t see on here, I am sure she will post them on Daves Dubai Days! http://davesdubaidays.blogspot.com/

Friday was reserved for a well earned LONG LIE! Although as it quite typical, the old TRAINED body alarm clock woke us for around 7!!! Still it was nice not having to actually get up then!!!
The hot weather had caused the wind to whip up and what ensued was a massive Sand Storm! Not completely obscuring the sun but still looking murky we hit the Jumeirah Beach Park. Carolyn, Kath and I drove down to meet a friend of Kath’s friend….(so many people out here are met in this way!!!) such a great way of meeting totally new people. Alison is a nurse out here, and we were met by 2 more nurses, all relatively new to Dubai! So the 5 of us braved the 33 degree semi humid heat, sand blast exfoliation and salmon swimming up current experience that was the Sea!!! All in the name of rest and getting a tan!!! The main problem was the tanning oil!!!! It’s a must for protection but the only protection we were getting was the damn sand, STICKING to the oil, TOTALLY blocking the sun from getting to us! Hahahahaha was rather amusing walking to the sea looking like doughnuts that had been dipped in sugar!
As predicted the workforce massive came down around 3pm, to swim in their undies and that was the time to depart! Oh yeah, and another LILO has bitten the dust….we are now liloless! Say that after a few!
Back tracking slightly, we found out during the week that there are guys working here for the company, in different offices all living in the apartments….so like good hearted peeps we put our heads together and the NGS events coordinator (CJD) sent an email round telling them we would be on the roof at 7, coals burning if anyone fancied a BBQ. We decided that it was probably a good move to go up there at 6:30 to get the coals burning…….just incase it took a little more effort than I thought to get the BBQ started…..at previous events I had watched the guys lighting them with coals and lighting fliud…..it was taking them AGES! I have to say fella’s……a pack of lighting blocks, cover the flames with coals and jobs a gud’n! where is the issue…….gold star to Doull and Witts! We had that baby roaring in no time!
Kath joined us and we sat there in the wind and heat waiting………then everyone turned up!!! There were around 15 of us….no one was designated cook, it was a bring what you want, you cook it if your hungry……
Now CJD and I were trying to be sensible. We had booked the Balloon flight for Saturday, and if it was going ahead, we were to be picked up at 5am!!! At 8pm we had a call saying due to the storm and the wind, it was unlikely to happen but they were going to call again at 11pm after another forecast…..by that time an empty red wine bottle was standing next to CJD! The balloon was Cancelled! 
At midnight as the embers glowed, someone had a bright idea that going to the Majestic hotel was a good idea…..there was a band playing and the rest is fuzzy…….VERY FUZZY!......i think the quote of the night is from CJD “OMG I’ve broken her!” we will explain all on our return!!!

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