One of the best parts about living in Baku is that Caspian Sea beaches are within a half hour drive. We went to the beach throughout the summer, testing out different spots. Our favorite by far was Dalga Beach. It had fabulous canopy chairs on the sand by a peaceful lagoon. An added bonus was that Azerbaijanis are not morning people, so until at least noon, we had the beach practically all to ourselves!
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| Lounging in cool canopy chairs designed for two |
Dalga Beach also had Jeremy's favorite new activity: a surfing simulator. It shot water up a slope as he tried to balance and ride the board across the currents. Jeremy did pretty well when he stayed on his knees. Then he had some fabulous wipeouts when he tried standing up!
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| Jeremy surfing it up! |
But the best part about Dalga Beach was that it had water slides! Before this summer, I can't remember the last time I rode water slides. I think it was at Wild Water Kingdom in Allentown, PA during high school! I'll admit that Dalga's water slides are not in the same category as Wild Water Kingdom, but who cares?! Water slides are always awesome!
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| Jeremy & two friends race down the slides |
Although these slides may look pretty tame, they were actually quite fast. Most of us caught air on a few of them. And the one below shot you straight up the orange ramp, giving you a moment of weightlessness before you plunged back down and slid into the pool.
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| Jeremy finishes a slide down Big Orange |
Sadly, I think the summer weather is over and we won't see Dalga Beach again for many months. But rest assured, we'll be back!
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