Sunday, 8 January 2012

First real full day in Abu Dhabi

Wow, today we all slept in and I mean slept in. 9.30 for me and Don. The boys would have been later if it hadn't been for us calling them to let them know we were going down for breakfast, since it closes at 10.30.

Don, Marcus and  I travelled to the Mariner Mall this time to see it all. It is huge but we saw it all. In the tourist areas like this nothing is cheap, especially electronics where they are cheaper at home.

At 3.30 we all left to go on our sand Safari tour. It is a half day of racing over sand dunes at amazing angles and speeds. Sliding along the sides of the really steep dunes and running along the rims of the really big ones only to then drop off the edge and down the side again. Then we pull in at the camp site and go for a camel ride. That is fun especially the getting up and the going down. Marcus and Nicholas both had a go  at the sand boarding with Marcus doing quite well and then having a spectacular roll.

In the camp there is entertainment of a belly dancer and a barbecue for dinner. All of us had a lot of fun and i highly rcommend it. We were a little worried whether it would be worth it as we had booked it on-line but it was very good.

Apparently the Volvo around the world racers are arriving tonight so we might see what is happening over the next few days.

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