DAY 5 dubai creek, the desert, and "dune-ing"
On our last full day, i took the morning and walked from the hotel back to the "creek" and took a water-taxi across from Bur Dubai to Diera and back. The whole ride cost 1 dhiram, approximately 20cents. Its a pretty quick way to get across the water, as there is no good public transportation in the city. However, by the time i got back to my hotel a couple hours later, i was sweating profusely from my "leisurely morning stroll" in the desert heat!
Then in the afternoon, we ventured out into the Desert on an arranged Dune-excursion. Some guys with 4x4s picked us all up and drove us out into the Dunes. They are amazingly beautiful and we had a ton of fun with the crazy drivers. Next time i will try "dune-surfing" which we saw some poeple attempting down the large hills, as well as Dune-bugging - something i've always wanted to try. I did get a chance to also ride with a random guy on his ATV and that was fun as well - unfortunately he wouldn't let me take it for a spin on my own! boo.
In the evening they took us to a bbq out in some tents and we had traditional belly-dancing and other crazy entertainers. Kinda fun, but cheesy. Oh well. When we got back, some of us taxied back to the fancy Marina district and went to the Buddha Bar, which was very posh and full of equally cheesy international high-rollers. Finally, however, a decent Martini and with the exchange rate, whoohoo! :)
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