Saturday 17 August 2019

One Daily Positive - Week 33 Melbourne to Dubai via Singapore and Abu Dhabi. Eid Al Adha Mubarak.

It's hot back in Dubai, the garden needs a lot of work doing to it and the balconies etc are covered in 2 inches of sand grrrrrrrrrrr.

We spent Tuesday and Wednesday night in Abu Dhabi as it's EID and a public holiday staying at the Park Hyatt on Saadiyat Island. We'd booked a suite with a sea view and balcony, we went for breakfast, they made the room, we returned from a swim and they'd tidied away the coffee cups, we came back from dinner and they'd refreshed the towels and emptied the bins. I'm not used to this level of attentiveness and was surprised that it wasn't as intrusive as previous experiences.

223 Sunday Had a leisurely morning, packed case, left apartment and returned the key before dropping the car at the airport and checking in for a 6pm flight to Singapore, before a 2 hour stop over and onto Dubai. I managed to get more sleep than usual. Getting off at Singapore we waited by the gate while they cleaned the plane and got back onto the same seat, I found a smoking room and a Starbucks.
Meet Thing 4, she was actually born last week, but keeping it quiet until everyone had been informed and Thing 1, 2 & 3 had time to meet their sister.

224 Monday Landed at 5am, taxi home, unpacked, showered and did some washing after a 2 hour power nap. Peter took Bob to boarding and I repacked swimsuits, sandals and dresses for a 2 night stay in Abu Dhabi. We arrived at the Park Hyatt at 1pm and headed straight to the beach and pool. We ate Vietnamese for dinner.

225 Tuesday A lie in and leisurely breakfast before spending the rest of the morning by the pool, back to our room for a couple of hours, then pool side again before showering and dinner in the Beach Cafe.

226 Wednesday I was up early and started my day with a swim in the sea, but at 36c in the water I gave up and went in the pool instead. We had breakfast and went back to the pool for the morning, before packing and checking out. Collected Bob from the kennels, we'd left Pushkins at home with food hidden around the house. We did a food shop then I caught up with my soaps and we watched a couple of episodes of the Good Wife before bed.

227 Thursday Up at 5am, seem to be back in my usual routine now. Walked Bob, watered the garden, swept the front and rearranged my car as Peter has been using it for the dog and boarding. Did the ironing, sorted through our wardrobes and rearranged/tidied up the toiletries. Showered and off to Ibn Battuta Mall for a coffee and to blog. I bought a couple of books to read. The place where I've been swopping books at the dog park hasn't had any new donations in since I started using it, other than what I drop off. Spent the afternoon at our local pool.

228 Friday Dog walk and garden swept, still needs a good hose and weeding, but slowly does it in this heat. We went out for breakfast at the Mall of the Emirates and onto the cinema to see Once upon a time in Hollywood. It's described as a comedy, but it's dark and violently graphic at the end. If you don't know the Sharon Tate murder or aren't aware of Roman Polanski's statutory rape case, then you'd miss a lot of references, but would still be able to watch the movie.
Made a chicken curry for dinner and bought new pepper and salt mills.

229 Saturday Dog walk, an hours gardening and an hour at the pool. Took ourselves out to Mirdiff City Centre for a walk and lunch and to buy Peter new socks. I spent the afternoon on paperwork and blog comments.
The domed nets are to stop the cat sitting on the table.

On the blog this week:
Phillip Island to Port Fairy. Australian Roadtrip.


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24 comments:

  1. Loving the cat table protector attempts. They get everywhere you don't want them, don't they. The pools looking lovely. Congratulations on Thing 4. Very sweet

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    1. The cat is just here to test me all the time lol. The pools were great, all cooled and perfect for this weather

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  2. Aww! Congratulations! Welcome to the world Thing 4!
    It sounds like you had a lovely stay in Abu Dhabi. x

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    1. hank you, can't wait to meet thing 4 next month. Abu Dhabi was fab

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  3. Congratulations on having a new wonderful addition to the family!
    36C in the water is like swimming in warm tea. Love the domed nets, a good idea to keep a cat away.
    Hope you get some new books added to the book swap next time you visit.

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    1. thank you, can't wait to meet thing 4 next month. Cat nets don't always work, but it's a start

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  4. Congratulations on the new addition to the family! Beautiful :)

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  5. Hi Suzanne, it sounds as if you had a nice balance of R&R and business. How your pets cope in that heat I don't know, ours don't stop panting in this heat here and it's nothing compared to yours... I do like the term 'thing', it's about right at that age.
    xx

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    1. the cat doesn't go outdoors at all but the dog has regular supervised visits and gets walked before sunrise

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  6. Congratulations on the new arrival, hope you get to meet her soon! The film doesn't sound like my cup of tea at all! #project365

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    1. thank you, am next in the UK in september, I enjoyed the film, just wasn't expecting the end

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  7. Aww congratulations on the new arrival, I hope you get to meet her soon. That is crazy heat. I don't know how the pets cope x

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    1. thank you, i'll get to meet her in a few weeks, Bob just gets used to the heat, in fact he copes better than we do

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  8. Congratulations on the arrival of Thing 4, bet you'll be getting lots of cuddles next month with hwer #365

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  9. you mean you dont lay a place at the table for the cat?????.....lol the horrors get everywhere
    wow at the amount of jet setting. I would be happy with one cleaning visit to my room a day

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  10. Aww congrats on Thing 4! So cute!

    The hotel stay at Abu Dhabi sounds lovely.

    Cats definitely do get everywhere don't they?

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    1. the cat is a nuisance but she keeps me entertained

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  11. Awww congratulations on Thing 4 - welcome to the family.
    Sounds like a lovely break and that you got loads of swimming in. Comes to something when the sea is that hot! I think I would choose the pool too.

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    1. The pool thankfully was chilled, can't wait for winter and we can get back on the beach

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  12. I went to Dubai in the winters a long time ago and I remember it being hot then. Both the malls are amazing. How often do you travel in a month, because you seem to be out and about in a different country almost every week? It's cute calling them Things :) You've had quite a busy and fun vacation this week

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    1. This year I've had a trip every month. I visit the family in the UK, friends in South Africa and recently my son in Australia, back to the UK next week

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