A fan from the Dominion of Cananda

If you think we made a typo, we're not the only ones...

Over the weekend we attended the Emirates Dubai Rugby Sevens. We had a great time, Allison had fun picking crumbs out of the bleachers, making noise, and reclining on dad.  We thought the spelling was a little suspicious, given the childish spat between Emirates Airline and Air Canada that escalated into a real tension between these two countries.  

National Day

On December 1 declared a public holiday to commemorate it's 40th Anniversary.  To celebrate we went to the beach - a beach trip in the dead of winter is pretty novel for Canadians - but to add to the experience there was a planned parade of 100 hot air balloons, in typical Dubai fashion the parade failed to materialize, but there was a parade of unplanned parade of jet boats.

Allison had fun at the beach, but the water was a little cold for her taste. The sand & seashells tasted just fine though.