Birthday and Boating

This was a birthday to remember - woke up to a beautiful day...about 80 degrees. Not bad for a sunny December day. We drove down town to Prestigious "British Club" loading dock. Just a tidbit of info- The British Club is one of the oldest sports club on Abu Dhabi Island. We do not belong - I think the Parke's just dock there... Anyhow we met the Parke family who wanted to take our family boating / wakeboarding for my Birthday! It was so much fun! An awesome way to spend the day. Thank you Parke's!


A pic of Haley and I and the kids- and of course our main staple on the boat- Cheetos!

While we were just passing Saadiyat Island we came upon a wild pod of dolphins! How cool is that? They seem bigger than bottlenosed dolphins. They followed the boat for a bit.

They came right up to the boat, playing alongside it. Nobody was more thrilled than Audrey!

The young crew of the boat- Dax, Annie, Gage, Grace, Colby, Sully, and Hazel. Anxiously watching for more dolphins.

Colby and Sul messin' around. They both belong to the Abu Dhabi Wrestling Club.

Audrey enjoying the ride. There was seriously nobody out there on the water except us. The water was glass- perfect!

Quin out coaching Sul. He is trying but just hasn't got the hang of it yet.

The water is about 75ish degrees. Check out how blue it is! The sand is all white and it isn't very deep right about here. We are boating up and down the inlets off Saadiyat Island. Pristine!

Quin and Grace tandem wakeboarding. That is Raha beach in the background- just by The Marina and the Formula 1 race track.

Our villa is just about 5 minutes west of this beach- Raha Beach.