Sun, sand and sea …..tales from the life of a British expat in the UAE.
“Polo, the sport of kings that anyone can play.” Unknown
We spent a somewhat overcast Friday afternoon (by UAE standards anyway) last weekend with friends at one of the qualifying events of this years H.H President of UAE Polo Cup under the patronage of HH Sheikh Falah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, chairman of Ghantoot Racing & Polo Club. I cannot claim to know much about polo except it involves a mallet, a ball, beautiful equine specimens and accomplished players, so here are some pictures instead 😉
“Polo, the sport of kings that anyone can play.” Unknown
We spent a somewhat overcast Friday afternoon (by UAE standards anyway) last weekend with friends at one of the qualifying events of this years H.H President of UAE Polo Cup under the patronage of HH Sheikh Falah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, chairman of Ghantoot Racing & Polo Club. I cannot claim to know much about polo except it involves a mallet, a ball, beautiful equine specimens and accomplished players, so here are some pictures instead 😉
“Without a song and dance, what are we?” ABBA
“Without a song and dance, what are we?” ABBA
“It’s definitely going to be the tightest race in history. Success will be about not having any bad legs. You have got to have a strong team, you have got to sail fast, keep the boat in one piece, be smart and sail the right way.” IAN WALKER
Mid-December saw the crews and accompanying paraphernalia sail into the capital for the Abu Dhabi stop over of the round the world Volvo Ocean Racing (VOR) extravaganza. We were lucky enough to experience the inaugural stopover two years ago and the Coldplay concert that featured as part of the celebrations on New Years Eve, so we were keen (well I was) to pop down again to be part of this years action.
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