To celebrate Jenn's birthday, and the birthday of a few other DAA teachers, our amazing ES counselor Scott Lasey organized a day out on a yacht in Dubai. The trip began in the Dubai Marina. The marina itself was the brainchild of a development company that cut a huge channel into the coastline where you can drive in one side and out the other. Surrounding the marina is huge sky scraper type buildings. We were upgraded to a 86 foot boat eventhough we didn't have the right number of people because the seas were a bit rough and it would be a smoother ride on the big boat. We cruised out, went around the Palm and the Atlantis hotel and then over to the burj-al-arab sail shaped hotel. It felt like we were in a rap video. sipping cocktails, and dancing on the roof of this enormous boat. The best part was the fact that when it got rough and everyone was spilling their drinks, there was a guy who followed us around with a mop to clean it up!
That night we had a mini-bbq at our apartment which was lots of fun.
On Friday we boarded a bus with 30 other DAA teachers to see the Rugby 7s tournament. The rugby sevens is and international tournament that features teams from all over the world, along with a big tournament for local teams of all ages. The 7s is super exciting as they only play 7 minute halves with 7 a side. So the players are big, fast, and score quickly.
As a spectator event the day was amazing. We watched all the big rugby teams play from NZ, Australia, Fiji, USA etc. Upon entry you can buy tokens for drinks where they hand you a twelve pack , a small cooler, that is filed with ice. People dress up in all kinds of fancy dress, matching costumes, and all sorts of crazy outfits.
It was a fun weekend, but one that left us pretty exhausted.
Only 10 days left until winter break! The school year is going fast already!
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| The man made marina . On the way out. |
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| 86 footer. |
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| Da Burj |
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| living large. who knew teachers could live in such style. |
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| Ruby Sevens is a tournament that takes place in a bunch of cities around the world with international teams competing |
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| Some DAA teachers enjoying the sun. Lively Zimbabwe fans behind us. |
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| Hulk-a-mania |
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| During the intermission parade, multiple parachutes came flying into the stadium. |
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| Read Closely. HA! Official merchandise on sale this year. Go Cananda |
