Day 11 – Sunday 24 December

7.30am before Austin gives us a wake up snuggle.  This morning we take a walk around the island our apartment building is part of & explore the beach & boardwalks of surrounding apartments.  The architecture is very good & the water features & fountains really set the scene.  The base of all the apartments have restaurants & cafes with outside tables looking over the beach.  The other set of apartments look over a nice marina.  Just across the water is Yas Island, with the Formula 1 race track next to the water, no wonder the 12 hour race was so loud last weekend.  After our walk we stop in the club, have some drinks & play pool.  Tereza, Charles & the 2 boys have a lot of fun in the swimming pool, they told me that the water was nice & warm but I am a sook so I watched them from a nice lounge chair.  It is winter but the temperature is a pleasant 23 C in Abu Dhabi at Christmas.

Austin is very excited, it will be his first Christmas here & he is hoping that Father Christmas will find him & leave him some presents.