In route to Cape Town:stop in Dubai

On our way to Cape Town, we have a long layover in Dubai. It doesn't take but a glance out of the airplane window to see, even from thousands of feet in the sky, Dubai is a city of excess. It doesn't take but one step out of the airport to feel it is a true city in a desert, the temperatures soar above 100degrees.

Nevertheless, what an experience! While we didn't have more than a night, we made the most of it thanks to Hussein. We met Hussein standing outside of our hotel we were staying in just for a quick nap, shower, and meal. Hussein is from Pakistan but moved to Dubai to be a tour guide, and I must say, he did a great job! We say all of the crazy hotels built in the sea, thousand dollar a night palaces, and if you ever want to see the world's tallest, largest, highest, most expensive whatever, Dubai is your place.

We ended the night by sticking our feet in the ocean and having a true conversation with Hussein, I told him to turn off the American music in the car and play his favorite Pakistani music, I asked him about his family, and I felt happy when he wanted to take a picture to remember me by.

I wasn't feeling well before leaving Mpls so had been chugging orange juice and eating vitamins like crazy, luckily the Dubai airport had a clinic where I was seen for free by a doctor and sold some antibiotics. I am feeling great now!

I was also lucky to be able to sleep about 99% of each flight, hahaa, felt a little guilty that I couldn't stay awake to make it through one movie but Makayne must have watched at least seven.