We had tickets to a round of the World Tennis Champs in Abu Dhabi.
I had a good dose of the 'flu but it was amazing to watch Soderling beat Federa and Nadal beat Ferera. As you can see we had a seat quite high up and directly opposite us was a huge video screen.

We all went out to dinner at the Intercontinental the other day to watch karen's singing group. It was lovely to dress up a little. Here are Kay, Lyndel, Julia, martin - and of course - me!!

Brunei

We went to the Friday market during the evening and took in all the sights. Far different from anything we are used to. The fruit and vege were all foreign looking. The open BBQs with chicken and fish looked quite inviting. We tried the chicken kebabs which were good.

Brunei stop over

On the way back to UAE in November I had a stop over at Brunei. Did a city tour which was quite fun. There are some neat sights in Brunei. This is the local mosque and the water villages.

Our visit to Kate's

Kate took us to the beach near Margaret River, Western Australia. They are beautiful but it was too windy to stay long.

Margaret River wineries

The weather was lovely and it was fun spending time with Kate.

Margaret River Wineries

We went on a wine tour and the gardens at the wineries were superb. I would have to say that after tasting 36 wines almost everything was superb!!! We had a great day!

Perth Holiday

Damian and I met in Perth and stayed at Katie's. She took us to Margaret River and we spent the weekend in a lovely boutique B&B.

Recognition

On National Day our boys were asked to do a dance performance and poetry readings. They are very good at both and performed in front of a hall full of men. At the end of the presentation the big manager asked them to wait so that he could come out and personally thank the boys. They were so well behaved and in awe of this important man. They were al presented with a gift as well. For me it was a great cultural experience.

National Day Celebrations

Little kids are always cute - and these ones are no exception. The little girl is dressed in the National Colours and the little boy is practicing his skill with the baton (bigger boys use guns). It was so cute watching them.

Hi again everyone! It's been a while. Here we are all dressed in kandora's for National Day celebrations. The staff bought us the lovely outfits - all matching!