It's that time of year again. I have never witnessed national pride like they have here. Apparently the fireworks in Abu Dhabi were even bigger this year than last. But, after our experience last year, we decided to stick closer to home this year. We drove to Mamzar which is normally about a 5 minute drive from our house.
We left home at about 6:00 - long before the majority of the crowds - but there were still traffic jams. Our plan was to park somewhere and watch the activity from the sidelines. After moving inches every few minutes, Rick decided to take the sand route - over the sidewalk and into the field. We found an empty parking lot and settled in to watch. Chase was especially excited to spray the vehicles with the can of snow that he had. I think that he ended up getting sprayed more than he got anyone else.
It was no concern that he quickly emptied his can - passers by kept handing over cans of silly string and snow, not to mention balloons, feather boas, candy filled flags and even a gift box.
Things seemed a bit calmer than we experienced last year - not so many revving engines and burn outs - but it was still early. There were still the roving groups with cans of snow. They would mob a car, lift up the wipers and spray the entire front windshield with snow. Then they would check each door to see if they could spray inside! Others were literally stopping traffic and dancing in the streets. Cyclists, roller bladers and pedestrians wove through traffic in both directions.
When it was time to go, we headed back through the field and were able to avoid most of the mayhem.
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