Vacation in Dubai!!!

Well, I am back from a 5 day vacation to Dubai to see Duane, I don't know where to start as it was the best trip I have ever made and we had alot of fun!!!! I travelled with a few of the other Wives to go see our Guys who went there for a port call. It truly was an adventure to go all the way across the world on a 15 hour flight but definently worth it!!!! I am still recovering from Jet-lag which should explain why I didn't post any photos or posts 2 days ago when I got home. Its been awhile since I have been overseas so its taking awhile to get re-adjusted to the time zone here...
So here is a brief summary of what we did in Dubai. Us wives flew there a day early so we could have a day to sleep and recover from a long flight before the Guys pulled into port, smart decision as we were WIPED OUT the first day there. We got in at nite ate dinner, showered and headed to bed, we all woke up bright and early at 5a.m. so we all went to the gym (Since we had been sitting for hours the day before on the plane) and then went to the Breakfast Buffet. The food at the hotel was similar to the food here except the Eggs were bright orange (Why I don't know) and they don't fully cook them there, they also had omeletes with Lentils inside which was a real shocker to me when I took my first bite. Other then that though the breakfast bar was your usual toast, Fruit, cereal, juice and so on..We then went and spent the day at the pool laying out and catching a few rays/tan, its VERY HOT there, by noon it was already too hot to lay on a chair we had to all submerge in the pool to stay cool...The Hotels are all right on the beach and the beach is the most gorgeous cleaniest beach I have ever seen, beats Hawaii which was a surprise to me. The sand is white and the ocean is clear and blue and the water is WARM, at least 90 degrees not too terribly refreshing but nice anyway!
The next day the guys came to pick us up, I can't tell you how good it was to see Duane, I ran up to him and gave him a hug and didn't want to let go..Afterwords we all went our ways to our different resorts...Duane and I stayed at the "One and Only Royal Mirage", its the best hotel and best service I have ever had at a resort. Its decor' was similar to the Movie "Aladdin" with the domes and swirly awnings which you will see in the photos. Its also right on the beach so we spent our days laying on the beach, swimming in the ocean and pool and just relaxing. My birthday was one of the days we were there and without mentioning anything to the Hotel about it, they had already sent us a cake to our Room saying HAPPY BIRTHDAY on it. That day we went to the "Wild Wadi" water park which is something I really wanted to do for my birthday. It was alot of fun, seems like the Whole ship had the same idea as we kept running into guys Duane works with. The rides were great, a bit confusing to figure out where they begin but once we did and made it thru the line it was great fun!!!! That nite Duane took me to dinner at The Hotel restaurant on the beach, it was breathtaking, we celebrated my birthday and our anniversary which is a few days later which we wouldn't be together for. We toasted with champagne and had a 3 course Meal, the service was wonderful and the food was delicious! We find out at the end of dinner when it was time to pay the bill that they took care of it, all they charged us for was for the champagne cause it was my birthday..We were very pleasantly surprised, they sure know how to celebrate birthdays!!! We then went to their Roof top Bar which overlooked the resort and the ocean and sat there sipping champagne..it was by far the best birthday I have had! Thanks Honey!!!! The whole trip was like a dream I couldn't believe I was with Duane and in Dubai!
On our last day there we went to the "Gold Souk" which is a Long row of shops downtown with Gold, every type, size, and color of gold jewelry and trinkets, very impressive and beautiful. They sell it there by the gram and its all real. They of course also have the guys that come up to you to ask if you want a Imitation Rolex to which we declined. We looked for a bit then went in to a store and Duane got me a Diamond Wedding band to go with my Wedding ring, its Stunning to say the least and I was very surprised, he got it as an anniversary gift. I included a photo of it, its GORGEOUS and was unexpected. Thank you Baby your the best I love you!!!!
That nite we said our Good byes at the airport which was bitter sweet, it was SOOO nice to see Duane after 41/2 months and I wanted him to get on the flight with me home, but at the same time we knew that it wouldn't be much longer till he comes home.
The flight back was long and eventful, I had a stopover in Gatwick London and on the desent we had a"Crash Landing"...For some reason of which I dont' know we landed with the Front Wheels of the Aircraft touching down first, I am not sure if the landing gear in the back didn't drop down or what but it was a perfectly clear sunny day, no reason for us to hit the ground front first and Hard everyone flung forward and you could hear the bags in the Compartments above shift and stuff break..The airplane then spun in circles a few times and I was scared, I never prayed so hard in my entire life for God to protect all of us and all the other passengers let out screams of "Bloddy S***" and other "Choice words",(3/4ths of the flight were British) I thot we were going to either spin onto the Grassy area of the runway or collide with another plane that was taxing or taking off or landing but by a miracle of God the Pilot got control of the plane and we taxied up to the gate...Everyone was in shock to say the least...and the Flight crew didn't mention why it happend, all they said on the Loud speaker was "We apologize for the abrupt crash landing, welcome to gatwick international airport, for those of you who live here Welcome home" and so on...I had a connecting flight to catch so I didn't have the time to ask what happend but I am sure others did as EVERYONE was talking about it as we were getting off the plane. Thanks to all those of you who prayed for my trip!!!
With the exception of the incident above the Trip was great and I want to Thank My Mom and Dad for Taking care of Trei so I could go see Duane, I do appreciate it! Thanks Duane for making my birthday and our Anniversary the best one ever. I love you and can't wait for you to come home!!!!Be safe Flying Honey!