The work day is done. I am sitting on my balcony 'trying' to acclimate myself to the heat. It is over 100 in the shade but my Captain/Diet Coke is keeping me cool...ok, it's not keeping me cool, but it is keeping me happy There is so must dust and haze from the humidity I can barely see 5 miles.
I am playing the Royal Golf Club on Saturday. If I like it, I may join. The temp is going to reach 115 by then. Hopefully I will survive. They are comping my round in hopes that I will join.
I am off to the British Club this evening to meet with a colleague. He is a member so I will be allowed access. It is a remnant of the colonial days but updated of course. A lot of expats go there but locals do too. It is a great networking place.
I found the liquor store...Budweiser is $35 per case...for BUD! The good stuff was $50. Fortunately I found another store that has free delivery and they have Corona for $30. I got 5 bottles of wine and three bottles of hard stuff and it set me back $175. I need to find someone with access to the US naval base here. The good news is that the stores deliver. The bad news is that Bahrain goes DRY the entire month of Ramadan (approx 7-20 to 8-20), so I need to stock up soon.
More photos over the weekend...Cheers!
I am playing the Royal Golf Club on Saturday. If I like it, I may join. The temp is going to reach 115 by then. Hopefully I will survive. They are comping my round in hopes that I will join.
I am off to the British Club this evening to meet with a colleague. He is a member so I will be allowed access. It is a remnant of the colonial days but updated of course. A lot of expats go there but locals do too. It is a great networking place.
I found the liquor store...Budweiser is $35 per case...for BUD! The good stuff was $50. Fortunately I found another store that has free delivery and they have Corona for $30. I got 5 bottles of wine and three bottles of hard stuff and it set me back $175. I need to find someone with access to the US naval base here. The good news is that the stores deliver. The bad news is that Bahrain goes DRY the entire month of Ramadan (approx 7-20 to 8-20), so I need to stock up soon.
More photos over the weekend...Cheers!
Ramadan is like lent? Hmmmm, maybe take a month off the sauce just to show yourself you can; to save a few bucks; to lose a few pounds ( kilos?); and to observe the local cultural norms? And happy hot-weather! This is their 'winter', yes?
ReplyDeleteIt is WAY more intense than lent. NO food or beverages sun up to sun down. As for my alcohol consumption...I have only had three beers and five cocktails in the month I have been here so the issue is HAVING some if I WANT some.
ReplyDeleteThis is not their winter...it is about 80 in winter...very similar temps to AZ but way more humidity.