Things you should know
Where am I?
Ras Al Khaimah is about 120 km north of Dubai in the UAE, just below the Musandam peninsula that forms one side of the Straits of Hormuz, the entrance to the Persian Gulf. This is a calm, quiet, safe area, that has a rich history of trading and agriculture. Recently it has opened up to increased commercial activity and tourism development.
For those who care, the weekend here in the UAE (and most of the GCC) is Friday, the government work week Saturday to Wednesday, but most of the private sector works a half day Thursday. Except Dubai where most of the private sector takes Friday and Saturday. Supposedly in September the government and banks with switch to a Friday/Saturday weekend to bring them closer to the rest of the world. What the private sector does ???
Actually the above is to remind people that I am not around much Thursday afternoon and Friday. Those are adventure times, or vegging times depending on the mood.
Thinking of driving up to the Musandam
this weekend or maybe over to Fujairah to Snoopy Island (think of Snoopy on his back).
Rock climbing or diving? Things to think about. The nice thing is that both choices are only an hour away.
Ras Al Khaimah is about 120 km north of Dubai in the UAE, just below the Musandam peninsula that forms one side of the Straits of Hormuz, the entrance to the Persian Gulf. This is a calm, quiet, safe area, that has a rich history of trading and agriculture. Recently it has opened up to increased commercial activity and tourism development.
For those who care, the weekend here in the UAE (and most of the GCC) is Friday, the government work week Saturday to Wednesday, but most of the private sector works a half day Thursday. Except Dubai where most of the private sector takes Friday and Saturday. Supposedly in September the government and banks with switch to a Friday/Saturday weekend to bring them closer to the rest of the world. What the private sector does ???
Actually the above is to remind people that I am not around much Thursday afternoon and Friday. Those are adventure times, or vegging times depending on the mood.
Thinking of driving up to the Musandam
this weekend or maybe over to Fujairah to Snoopy Island (think of Snoopy on his back).
Rock climbing or diving? Things to think about. The nice thing is that both choices are only an hour away.
posted by Sand Land Dad at 10:29
2 Comments:
Diving and rock climbing - swimming out to the rock in the second picture and scaling it :)
I've was reading your daughter blog "Painted Dragon Fly" So I came over and said "Hi"
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