So long, farewell . . .

Last day at Atlantis. Hopefully not for forever.

New game: throw the shoes in the pool and retrieve them.

I really admire the women who are required to be covered but find a way to swim anyway. In all my times at the pool all over the Middle East, I’ve never seen a woman in a burkini and a swimming niquab (the face veil). That is serious dedication (either to her religion or to her love of water sports!). 

Fun with our dear friends

Even cuter is that Camille is wearing Meredith’s old swimsuit

She had no fear of going down all the slides. It was kind of crazy. She did everything she was tall enough to do and rode the rapids on the lazy river countless times. We had so much more fun with her this time than on our previous visits. It was also a lot more work keeping up with her — not like last time when I could sit back and post on Facebook while reading “Hello!” magazine. 

OK, so I guess I got to do a little of that. 

Best friends

Fun on the lazy river — don’t miss Carter on the far left. 

The joys of having teenager who babysat Camille while we rode a few rides together. (Again, Carter poking his head in between us.)

Carter FINALLY went down the Leap of Faith. It only took 3 years of talking about it. He said he didn’t like it that much. 

The Shark Tank ride goes right through this aquarium filled with sharks and rays. Camille yelled out, “He’s smiling!” and now I can’t see a ray without noticing their “smile.”

This one looks a little frowny

After finishing our day at the waterpark, we hopped in a cab and headed to downtown Dubai for the second half of our vacation. 

Goodbye . . . Goodbye . . . Goodbye . . . (To be continued)