It was a beautiful, sunny day, so we decided to head down to Reifel to see what was going on. (Sorry for the re-post - I managed to delete the first one!)
Read MoreGoodbye to the UAE
This post is over a month late - I blame Christmas. Here's one last post from our amazing trip to Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Being so much after-the-fact, there's not a lot of content for this set.
Our flight home wasn't until midnight, so we had pretty much a full day for our last day in Dubai. We took full advantage, spending the morning at the beach, then spent some time wandering the Marina District and relaxing.
Read MoreOur Last Full Day in Dubai
Tuesday was our last full day in Dubai. We had a couple of things planned, but the goal for the last couple of days of the trip were to relax, enjoy the sunshine and prepare for the long trip home.
Read MoreSheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and Back to Dubai
After an amazing few days at the races, we were wrapping up our time in Abu Dhabi, and heading back to Dubai for a couple of days before our trip was ending. In the morning we visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, before taking the bus back to Dubai. We were staying in the Dubai Marina district for our last couple of nights, to experience the other extreme from the earlier part of our stay in Dubai.
Read MoreRace Day! The 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
It was finally here - race day at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix! We were all in for a full day of racing, with hopes of a double Hamilton win and Championship. We didn't get everything we were hoping for, but it ended up being an amazing day all the same.
Read MoreQualifying Day at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Saturday was Qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix! We decided to split the day between sight seeing and the race, so we had a bit of a later start. We stopped by the Abu Dhabi Heritage Village and walked along the sea-front Corniche before taking a taxi to the Circuit. We walked the race track during the first qualifying session, enjoyed an air show by the UAE Air Force and finally watched as Lewis Hamilton took pole position for Sunday's race!
Read MoreAbu Dhabi - First Full Day at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
This ended up being a huge post - you were warned! Friday was our first full day at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix! Friday is a practice day for the drivers, which gave us about 3 hours of time at the track watching the action. The first session was in the early afternoon, and the second at the same time the race will start on Sunday. We also managed to walk around a lot of the track, and checked out the Yas Marina and the crazy Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi Hotel.
Read MoreDubai Day 4- Off to Abu Dhabi
Today was our last day in Dubai for this part of the trip, as we were headed off to Abu Dhabi first thing Thursday morning in order to take in the F1 race! We took the bus from Dubai to Abu Dhabi, then eventually headed out to Yas Island to the race circuit for the Pit Lane Walk.
Read MoreDubai Day 3 - Mosques and the Beach
Our third day in Dubai was quite an interesting one. We spent the morning at the Jumeirah Mosque, where we got a tour and received an interesting talk on Islam, the local culture and what the various aspects of their lives are really like. It was fascinating. In the early afternoon we headed over to the Jumeirah Souk to wander and have lunch, then spent some time on the beach near the Burj Al Arab. After chilling at the hotel for the late afternoon, we headed out in the evening, back to Dubai Creek and the old souqs to experience things at night.
Read MoreGaribaldi Lake
We tackled another epic local hike this weekend, hiking up to Garibaldi Lake - along with what seemed like the rest of the city of Vancouver. It's a beautiful spot, but way too busy to make it worth the effort.
Read MoreMore Whistler Hiking - The Half Note Trail
We enjoyed our hike last weekend so much, that we decided to go back for more! We changed the trail this time, and did the slightly shorter Half Note Trail instead.
Read MoreHiking the High Note Trail at Whistler
We had decided earlier in the week to do a hike at Whistler on Sunday. The weather didn't really behave, but we made the best of it!
Read MoreHood River, Bend and the McKenzie River Trail
We did an epic (but way too short) trip to Hood River and Bend to do some mountain biking on the #1 rated mountain bike trail in the US - the McKenzie River Trail.
Read MoreIsland Time
Over the Canada Day weekend, we were invited to go to Vancouver Island, and hang out with our friends Alex and Fergus, at Alex's parents place near Sydney (close to Victoria). We've visited with them a number of times in the past, and it's always a fun time, with lots of relaxing. We needed it, and we were looking forward to a fun weekend.
Read MoreFun in Campbell River
We spent the weekend in Campbell River on Vancouver Island with our friends Alex, Fergus and their son Emmett. It was a fun weekend with some mountain biking, time on the beach and a great drive along the coast.
Read MorePortland Oregon - Birthday Celebration, and a Whitecaps Game
The long weekend coincided with my birthday, as well as a Whitecaps away game in Portland. Justine and I really like Portland, and only got in a very brief visit the last time we were in the area. So we decided to make a long weekend of it.
Read MoreSome Vancouver Catch Up
This post doesn't have a lot of focus to it, but covers off a bunch of things that have gone on over the past few weeks. I've been home for a bit, and it's been another incredible start to the summer.
Read MoreThe Killers in Las Vegas
Justine and I headed to Las Vegas for a quick one night, two day trip to see my favorite band, The Killers, open the new T-Mobile Arena. We love Vegas, so it was a good excuse to hit some of our favorite spots, and see a great show at the same time!
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