Above - Wild Wadi - even the local women, fully dressed in the berka, got into the swing of things. Gotta love the vests on the full dress for a swim, heh! 
Above - N and B3 on his new bike
Above - B1 takes on the wave pool at Wild Wadi.
Above - We might be living in the desert, but i was able to sniff out this little gem at Wild Wadi. Fully pitted in the barrel for 12 seconds!!
Above - Family ride at Wild Wadi.
Above - Look out!! Here come the Griswold's to Wild Wadi.
Above - Local kids attract B4 to swim in the springs at Green Muzzabarah.
Above - Boys will be boys, wrestling at the base of Jebel Hafeet.Hi there sports fans...it's been a jammed packed couple of weeks for the tourists in the UAE. We've tackled the traffic and construction of Dubai to get to Wild Wadi and spend the day pitted in deep barrels and sliding down thrilling rides (most of which jet you upwards with high propulsion jets while sitting in a rubber-tube). we travelled there in convoy with our neighbours and their kids, so we basically didn't see B1 and 2 until the end of the day or they wanted something to eat. The kids had a great time and the queues were very small by comparison to other theme parks. FS seeked out the thrill rides, NS chased the barrels of the wave pool (thought he was surfing Southy on a low tide March weekend), although the rules prohibited standing up, it was so good! B3 loved the pirate maze and water park area with cannons and slides and B4 enjoyed the wave pool beach area and family ride slides.
The boys all finally got some new bikes, so now they can keep up with the other village kids and if the heat isn't wearing them out, the racing around the village is certainly causing some red faces and heat exhaustion.
Weather is getting hotter, so indoor activities are taking over although in the early morning and evening it is very pleasant. It's funny to see FS discovering some of the frustrating and convoluted ways of the UAE. Funny, because i went through the same thing.
We'll keep you posted over the coming weeks.
Hi to all and sundry. We miss you all, feel like we've been gone for years already, but all having a good time of it.
