Tuesday morning I took a trip to the Heritage village down on the Corniche. Saw Jack's favorite camel and said hello. The camel guy made the camel sit down for me but warned me not to get too close. Jack is right they are strange animals. I walked around the village here and took plenty of pictures.
After the Heritage Village I went over to the Marina Mall. I'll attach a picture Jack took there a few weeks ago of all the ladies in their Burqas. It's really fascinating seeing them all out in the malls etc. There are so many variations of the traditional dress, some covered in all black except a slit for the eyes, some with a thin black veil over their whole head and some with the scarf wrapped around their head but their whole face exposed. And not all are black some are colorful and a lot of the black ones are heavily decorated with beading and sequins. The men have just as many variations of the "dishdash" and their head covering as well. I need to do some research and figure out if some are considered more formal while others are more casual. Very interesting. The very top floor of this particular mall is only traditional Arabic clothing. Let me tell you they can be extremely ornate and expensive. Needless to say I just walked by those shops.
This has been an exciting week for Jack and his crew, they have set the first panels in place up on the boat. He said there have been a few hairy moments with the panels dangling from a crane with a bunch of guys still working on welding in the same areas. They are making progress and he is very happy it is Thursday and the end of his work week.
I met quite a few of the other guys living in this compound this afternoon (Wed.). Jack was sleeping and I thought I'd go sit down by the pool and read for a bit. I figured everyone would probably be sleeping and I'd be alone out there. Wrong! It was about 4 pm and they were having a regular party. I guess they drink til 5 or 6 and then go sleep for 6 or 7 hours and get up and do it all over again. Jack said the Australians and the New Zealanders like to drink and he's right. He says he doesn't even try to keep up with any of them. I know Jack, he couldn't keep up with these guys if he wanted to.
We went down to the local restaurant and had a swarma wrap this evening for dinner. It was very good and I'm still burping the garlic to prove it! It's about a 10-15 min. walk into the little shopping area, great at night after the sun goes down and it's only 95 degrees.
Well it's 1:30 in the morning, I'm all messed up with Jack's work schedule as well. I have another day of adventure tomorrow so I better get some sleep. I really think I need to treat myself to a real cup of coffee tomorrow and skip the instant!!
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