Another birthday has come and gone and Dale spent it skiing and snowboarding indoors. Dubai is a fascinating city if you like architecture and excess. The mall was 4 times larger than any I had stepped into before. Sales were good and I managed to move some of my wardrobe up a decade or two. Now back in Cyprus with Laurel, we have had a good week with friends and neighbours. Travel and discovery is still so easy to do within a short distance from our home.
One routine that we have developed is Mon – Wed – Fri Ams., Laurel goes to Curves with her friend Linda while Dale joins, Linda’s husband Peter on a Mountain bike trek. Last week was particularly harsh with 2 and ½ hours of sluggin up the mountains only to come back down with almost full brakes on while we negotiated a mistaken route that led to something that teenage boys from Vancouver Island would relish but middle aged + weekend athletes, dread. It was fun but I haven’t worked out so hard since “Boot Camp” when I was 19. Good thing there is plenty of good food and beverages to replenish the old bod.
Our new Gas Fireplace was delayed for one more week and we look forward to it as the evenings are cool and the cement homes with tile floors are ideal in summer but need help heating in winter. The sun makes the days fabulous but cloudy days require us to augment the hotwater with electrics and use the aircon units in reverse.
We are off to discover on the Motorbike again today. Perhaps to see Tomb of the Kings and further west of Paphos. Next week we will be going to Ayia Napa on the east coast for two days with friends and then Dale will return to Egypt to fly with Adam on the CJ3 again. Our plan is to be in Comox after Dale’s simulator recurrent course sometime in early March. Hope to see so many good friends and family then. For now check out the largest skyscraper ever.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Dubai
2 comments:
hey there,
still see that life is really good.
i had heard about the skiing in dubai.
how was that?
everyone is fine here except for the flu, but that goes away in time.
take care
the gillespie's
Hi Jacqui and Albert! The ski hill is large for indoors and about the size of the Green chair for outdoors. It is as steep as Linton's Loop, has about a 5 inch base of quality snow as the temp is a steady -5c. The chalet half way up is a hoot with a patio that includes heat lamps like you see in outdoor cafes. The rental system is slick with clothes included, and an instant exchange policy. Once in the center, you simply drop your old equipment on any 'deposit rack' and go ask for a different board etc...
A novelty every Canuck must try if in the region. TTYS
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