I've said it before, but it bears repeating...the Emiratis are great at making the desert entertaining. This weekend Abu Dhabi was host to Wakestock a British wakeboarding competition they held down on the Corniche in tandem with free concerts at night. Friday was seriously windy impeding the competition, but yesterday morning Cordelia and I sat out at Cinnabon and drank coffee while watching the sea-snowboarders. The night before Cordelia had been at the concert.
In other news...
I'm not sure if I blogged about the brand new idea here -- wearing seatbelts in cars. Seriously, road accidents are a major cause of death here and they now are campaigning hard that people actually wear those belts. This morning the National reported that starting soon every baby born in the Emirates will go home with a free car seat. If you have the money....
Updates: The Burj Khalifa is still closed with no word on a reopen scheduled.
Man, you guys really seem to be having fun. Nice!
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