We went down to Jumeirah Open Beach this weekend. That's the one that was going to be closed for like, a minute if you remember about a month ago (see News: Jumeirah Open Beach Still Open).
The fencing is all gone, as are all other signs of the construction. Good news for all of us!
Although beachgoing time is nearing an end, I'd say. The water is so warm that Liz even went in. So yeah, it's about bathwater temperature. Our friends at the U.S. Navy Naval Oceanographic Office say the water in The Gulf is 80 degrees Fahrenheit (around 27 degrees Centigrade).
Granted, it was about 100 degrees out, so the water cooled us down a little bit.
Out in the water there are two large platforms almost like oil rigs, no doubt dredging sand or rock for the Palm Jebel Ali or something. Wish I had brought my camera.
In the water we had a couple of dozen bright blue jellyfish. At first Liz and I thought they were blue plastic bags, almost like Wal-Mart ones back home. I mean, I've never heard of blue jellyfish. Huh.
But upon closer inspection, they were totally jellyfish. Might have been dead, though, they weren't really swimming around much.
