Making the most of the weather

Perhaps it's a British thing, but I can't help feeling the urge to be out doing something and 'making the most of the weather' when the sun is shining. This is understandable in England when a sunny day may well be followed by torrential rain for a fortnight at any time of year, but less so in Dubai where sunshine is now more or less guaranteed for the foreseeable. Anyway, we started off last weekend at the Montgomery Golf Club, with some friends and a hoard of kids, for tea (I mean tea in the northern sense of the word, i.e. the meal at around 5 o'clock). There was a man sitting at the table we really wanted and I realised that the enormous frame belonged to Peter Schmeichel who had obviously just finished playing and was having a drink. Janet was vaguely familiar with the name (because of Chesney's great dane in Corrie) but our friend Jan, who is a big football fan, was practically struck dumb and rushed off home for her camera. I asked him for a picture with the kids but he grabbed hold of me and passed the camera to his friend. I'll post the pic just as soon as Jan figures out where her new camera hides them on her computer.

I'd promised the kids that I'd take them to Wild Wadi at Easter, but we never got round to it. I made good on the promise last weekend. Wild Wadi is a waterpark between Jumeriah Beach Hotel and the Burj Al Arab. It is spectacular and there isn't the usual tiresome walking up steps to reach the slides; high powered water jets propel you up to the top, where there follows a series of roller coaster type rides. We all loved it.

Just booked our holidays. We're off to stay with friends on the Gold Coast in Australia for 3 weeks in July. I'm really looking forward to the promised canoe trip out to see the migrating humpback whales.