I woke up around noon to find out I’m going with my brother and a couple of guys to Kubbar. I thought why not and dragged myself out of bed and took shower getting ready to go. It was around 51C in my car as I was driving to my brothers house to go with him and then we head to Al Koot Marina. As soon as we got there we unloaded the things into the boat and waited for the other people to arrive. In total we were six people and it was really feeling hot, there were a few things to get done before we head out but that didn’t take long.

Al Koot was empty in the during the day but the Meat Market and Fish Market were filled with people. Outside was another story, we were almost ready and the only thing left was filling up some gas. The only thing I was thinking about was how hot it was and we were drinking water, freeze, shani, and everything else that was cold. We got going and it was about a 40-50 minute boat ride to Kubbar. The last time I went to Kubbar Island was in 1998 or 1999 with some friends, so I was looking forward to seeing it. The water was relatively calm and as soon as we were 10 minutes from land the water was calmer and I was just enjoying the boat ride.

It didn’t take long for us to see Kubbar in the horizon and you could see a number of boats. As we got closer there were some very interesting boats, and a lot more then I imagined. We just approached from one side to look for a spot to drop anchor. As we parked I was looking around at all the other boats, lots of different kinds, some small ones, some big ones, some yachts, some speed boats, and some fishing boats. There were also some jet skis flying around between the boats but I’m assuming they came with a boat. Jumping into the water was just perfect, but the water had a strong current so we had to tie rope to hold onto. If there wasn’t a rope it would only take about 10 seconds to be at least 5 meters from the parked boat. So at some points I was swimming against the tide and I was exhausted but it was still fun.

After a little while I kept finding some friends here and there, and they were really surprised that I was there. They never expected that I would go since its been a long time since I went. And it was surprising to find a lot of people I knew there, but it was fun. The best part was drinking something cold after swimming after little while, I think I even drank a gallon of salt water. After looking around I think the ratio of girls to guys was about 1:17 but in reality I think it was 1:7 but still thats high! It was interesting but I think it was a little crowded but it was still a hell of a lot fun and I felt tired as hell after swimming for so much.

We decided to leave around 6:10pm so that we would get there before the sun sets, and on the way back the water was so smooth that I couldn’t tell where the ocean ended and the sky begun. It was a nice feeling, and I went to sleep on the seats next to the engines. I have this ability to go to sleep if the sound is continuous, and the sound of the engine never really changed, so I took a nice quick nap. It was a very nice outing, and I’m hoping to repeat it soon.

Be warned a lot of pictures after the break!