Sunset at the beach

Tim's first weekend here, after playing tourist during the day, we went to the St. Regis on Saadiyat Island.  They have an unobstructed view of the Arabian Gulf, and a beach front restaurant/bar.

Tim, Jeanine and I grabbed comfy seats outside.  There was a cool breeze, and we enjoyed delicious smoothies as the sun set.  We had driven past Port Zayed on our way from the Corniche to Saadiyat Island, and from the St. Regis we watched a cruise ship that had been docked, sailing out into the Arabian Gulf.

Definitely a place I won't mind going to again for a relaxing time.

Here are some photos ...

The sun is setting (obviously!).  It's a bit hazy, but you can see the cruise ship heading out; look to the left of the a palm trees.

Looking out onto the Gulf.

Beautiful, isn't it?

Now, this photo above ... I should have probably gone for another angle. Didn't realize that I had some closed umbrella centered in the shot. Ignore that, and know that I was looking past that, capturing part of the St. Regis, the blue lights on the pool, and some more of the sunset colors :-)