Mid East Adventure!

After seeing " Sex and The City 2" I was excited to be invited along on a fab girls' trip to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain!
We had an amazing desert excursion outside Abu Dhabi!


The 4 girls on the dunes



This is the desert camp we stopped in for a little sheesha, dates and Arabic coffee!

Riding a jeep over the dunes was like the best roller coaster ride ever!
Gliding down the peak of the dune felt like
we were flying a magic carpet!


One year old Amelia charmed everyone
including our friend from Abu Dhabi!
Children are so cherished in the middle east!


The keeper of the camels. He looked like a movie star!



Us girls in our abayas and hijabs
supplied by the mosque during the tour.
The Abu Dhabi mosque is the largest in the United Arab Emirates!




Our extremely informed and gracious
tour guide/host at the mosque.



Spectacular!



Danni, sister of our friend Sammie, our amazing hostess in the Emirates.




"Ski Dubai"
A ski resort/slope in the Emirates shopping mall!
They have an Apres Ski cafe with a
digital fireplace and a ski shop!


Old Dubai as seen from our hotel




Modern Dubai skyline

The Burj Al Arab, a seven star hotel...........and the
Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, a half mile high!

Emirates airlines!



Amelia and her Bahrain friend!




Catherine and I with our new South African friends at
"Sunday brunch" on Friday, the Muslim Sunday!




Bahrain peaceful protests underway!






and the reason for our trip......

to see Michelle's brother, Bill, and Catherine's husband, Dave, both deployed in Bahrain!