SMOKE ON!!!

You may recall last year we headed off to Abu Dhabi to watch the Red Bull Air Race, but it didn't go ahead due to the VERY gusty winds. This year Zadok and I headed down again and thankfully it was a glorious day.

We got a great spot sitting on the beach with our toes in the sand with a perfect view of all but one of the chicannes (gate things the planes fly through).

The planes fly round a course attempting to fly through the middle of the chicannes. The blue they fly through horizontally and the red ones they have to be vertical. If they clip them on the way throught they get penalty seconds and also if they fly too high through.

The photos don't really do it any justice as the planes were right overhead and coming straight towards it, it was really worth going to see.

Check out the website for a better look

Red Bull Air Race

We walked under this pedestrian underpass and it had these beautiful intricate mosaics. Dubai has similar things in the underpasses but nowhere near as detailed.

Jack and Lesa (the inlaws) have arrived safe and sound after a very long trip! We are just about to head out to start the sightseeing!