It was wonderful having the Hogans here for a visit. Their timing was perfect as I was starting to get a little squirrelly and we had household rearranging to do (of course)** as a bonus, we really like spending time with them. :)
**In the few months before we left Calgary Tim and Kir were always willing to help with any moving/lifting/painting/dump run events that were needed (thanks guys we REALLY appreciated it). So it was only natural that they would come to Dubai when we had some more moving to do. In this case we had just received our shipment from Calgary and wanted to do some rearranging so that everything would fit. I (Andrea) am having trouble lifting heavy things for one reason or another so we were more than happy to have the Hogan moving crew show up. Good timing guys!
Here are some pictures of our visit:
It is a good thing we lived with all of our basement furniture in our living room in Calgary, as it is the same feeling here (minus the gargantuan television).
During their visit we found some really neat places that Bruce and I had yet to explore. For instance there is a new indoor souk built inside of Wafi Mall. Here is a picture of the ceiling. 
Embarrassingly enough, Bruce and I had yet to visit the beach here. We are certainly not expert tanners, and I was having some trouble regulating my temperature. However, when the Hogans arrived the weather cooperated and cooled down nicely (highs of 35) and we were on the beach from 8:30am until 11am one morning. Swimming, eating, frisbee, and shade sitting were all on the docket - I was really good at the eating and sitting in the shade. My swimming involved floating around like a huge buoy due to the incredible saltiness of the water which emphasized my already buoyant body. Seriously, I could have acted like one of those floaty mats for somebody. Come to think of it, why didn't we try that?
Embarrassingly enough, Bruce and I had yet to visit the beach here. We are certainly not expert tanners, and I was having some trouble regulating my temperature. However, when the Hogans arrived the weather cooperated and cooled down nicely (highs of 35) and we were on the beach from 8:30am until 11am one morning. Swimming, eating, frisbee, and shade sitting were all on the docket - I was really good at the eating and sitting in the shade. My swimming involved floating around like a huge buoy due to the incredible saltiness of the water which emphasized my already buoyant body. Seriously, I could have acted like one of those floaty mats for somebody. Come to think of it, why didn't we try that? I had to sneak these shots as cameras are not allowed on the beach.
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