APR. 9th -- DUBAI, UAE

FYI -- Temperature today:  91°F/33°C😎
BYW ... Today is my 100th blog posting😲😲

We arrived in Dubai, UAE at 7:00 this morning and we see 100's of jelly fish on top of the water as we come into port.
We have an excursion called "Dubai by Helicopter" at 9:20 AM.  As we headed down to the Seven Seas Lounge to check-in for our tour, Barry said "I have been waiting 95 days for this day!".

We get to the helipad and go through check-in, weigh-in and the safety drill and we are ready to go.  We are on a helicopter with Mark & Sandi from Winnipeg, Manitoba.  It is supposed to be a 25-minute ride over Dubai.  It was totally awesome and my pictures turned out well so I am just going to post a bunch of them.

The Palm...3 artificial islands shaped like a palm tree

Another shot of "The Palm"

Searching for the perfect  picture

Burj Al Arab Jumeirah (a hotel)

Man-made beaches

Burj Khalifa...the tallest building in the world

Man-made islands

We're pretty happy.

After our tour we are taken back to the ship.  We miss the shuttle bus to town by about 2 minutes so we decide to take a taxi instead.  We share it with Mark & Sandi.
We get to the Dubai Mall and it is massive.  OMG!
We search out the Pandora store to buy my charm.  They did not have much of a selection, which was disappointing.  I get a sparkly palm tree to represent "the Palm"...job done!  Back to the ship.

We both have a quick nap and when Barry gets up his cold has raised its ugly head once more... coughing like crazy and you can hear the tightness in his chest.  Crap.

We stay in, call for Room Service and watch a movie.
We watch "The Wife" with Glenn Close (she won a Golden Globe for her performance) and it was very good.
We decide to cancel our tour for tomorrow and Barry will go to see the doctor....again.  Maybe this time we'll get it fixed.