Remember when we signed up to camp on one of the World Islands (if you don't know about the World Islands, they're a group of man-made islands off the coast of Dubai shaped like the continents/countries of the world... They're kind of ridiculous, actually. I think they ran out of money mid-project and never did the finishing touches, so some of them are slowly sinking into the ocean. There's only one island, Lebanon, that's open to the public. You can check it out here if you're really interested. Anyhoo...) a few months ago and then the trip got canceled because of a freak storm? Welp, we finally got to go a couple weekends ago and it was AMAZING! The boating life is definitely for me. I could hang out on a boat all day, sleep beneath the sails and cruise around the world as a full time job. Maybe, if we live in Dubai for the next 38 years and save and save and save, we'll be able to make it happen :)
Here's the whole crew (minus us) before the cruise. We had major issues with tardiness that day.
Ashley and Boz
Brad and Amy
Lyndsey's daring leap into the water!
Jordan, Naomi and a very unenthusiastic Casey
Jamie and Jay
Ashley, Amy, me, Jordan, Rachael
Hanging out in the boat's hammock :)
The campfire we were too tired to enjoy.
Super cute couple, Lyndsey and Ben, hanging out on their "porch"
Our glorious boat.
Sunrise over the Burj Khalifa :)
The trip was so fun and relaxing. We basically just vegged out on the boat all day, drifting with the waves and taking an occasional dip in the sea. It was the perfect mini getaway, but if I'm being honest, I feel like we were mislead a little bit, which is usually the case here in Dubai.
The captain told us it was a 2 hour cruise to the island, so I obviously assume we're going 2 hours INTO the ocean... Nope, we went 2 hours down the coast of Dubai. We were so close to the coast we could have doggy-paddled to shore if we needed to.
The main thing I think we were misled about was the island. He hyped it up to be part of the World Islands, but it was not so. We were way too close to shore and the island we were staying on was too far away from the World to be a part of it. Plus the name of the island was Hamdan Island. He told us it was "New Zealand" but I'm not buyin' it.
Even with the small fibs, we had an amazing time. Just being on a boat all day was a dream. Great friends, great views, great weather... It really couldn't have been a better experience, except maybe if it was in the Seychelles instead of Dubai :)
The captain told us it was a 2 hour cruise to the island, so I obviously assume we're going 2 hours INTO the ocean... Nope, we went 2 hours down the coast of Dubai. We were so close to the coast we could have doggy-paddled to shore if we needed to.
The main thing I think we were misled about was the island. He hyped it up to be part of the World Islands, but it was not so. We were way too close to shore and the island we were staying on was too far away from the World to be a part of it. Plus the name of the island was Hamdan Island. He told us it was "New Zealand" but I'm not buyin' it.
Even with the small fibs, we had an amazing time. Just being on a boat all day was a dream. Great friends, great views, great weather... It really couldn't have been a better experience, except maybe if it was in the Seychelles instead of Dubai :)
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