What is it about boat trips?

We awoke today looked out of the window and were greeted by the sight of date palms bending in the wind and a somewhat gloomy view across the road - we were in the midst of a sandstorm!  This meant having to consider a different approach to the day - what to do in Dubai when you cannot stay outside for long.  We consulted the concierge, whose initial suggestion of shopping was dismissed quickly;  we thought about a museum trip and found that there was a hop on hop off bus route that included the museum and a boat ride on the Creek.  We thought this might work as we could be out of the sand and, if it cleared, get off the bus.  In short, we did the bus tour - sniggering at every point that the commentary said to get you cameras ready as there was a great view of 'x' coming up - because there wasn't.  We did the visit to the Dubai Museum and curtailed it so that we could do the 5.30 boat trip.  We walked from the Museum to the departure point and loitered.  End position is that we failed on a second boat trip - this one was cancelled because of the weather.  A poor record for us on sightseeing boat trips!!  We rejoined the bus thinking we would get off at a stop nearer to our hotel and get something to eat.  As it was, the bus stopped at a mall  in the western end of the old city (we are to the east in the financial centre) and, it transpired, was going no further.  No choice for us, therefore, but to look into the mall and follow up with a taxi ride home.  Taxis here are plentiful and very cheap.  End result of the day is that there are bits of commentary that we know by heart, we know that you need your glasses or sunglasses in a sandstorm and we know that if you actually want to get out on the water on a boat, it is probably best not to arrange to go with us