More Desert Safari

Another beautiful desert shot, with only one piece of garbage visible on the left side. You think of the desert as being flat, so it's weird to see pseudo-mountains in the desert with rocks. Really lovely.

Following the hour or two of dune bashing, the evening continues at a camp in the middle of the desert where all the SUV's convene for a BBQ dinner with music and entertainment. Included in the 'entertainment' are camel rides, henna, sheesha, and of course, belly dancing. There is a bar to buy drinks, and they give you an hour or so to relax and explore, before the buffet-style Arabic dinner and the belly dancing caps off the night.

Linda listened when the camel trainer told her to lean back so Sheeba could stand up.

And she's up. Harry and Linda's camel ride.

Jared engaging in sheesha, with his best attempt at looking sophisticated while smoking out of a hookah.

My camel ride. I needed a more positive camel ride experience, because the last time we rode camels, the trainer made the camel stand up while I was still dangling over the side. A little scary because those guys are tall. I didn't fall, but I still needed to overcome my camel ride fears.

We really loved and appreciated Harry and Linda making the long and expensive trip to Dubai and had a wonderful 6 days with our very first visitors. We hope they had as much fun as we did showing them around...

And now the countdown is on for our next round of visitors... Jared's twin brothers Brett and Scott, and my best friend Jess are heading over in about 3 weeks... Poor Harry and Linda got to be the guinea pigs, and also be here through my job drama, but now we know the ropes and can't wait to continue to show our family and friends what Dubai is all about!