Dogwalk, souk and holiday mode...
(Darrell and boys off to Oman)
Don’t you find that it takes a while to get into holiday mode? I am just starting to feel that way now after ten days. Yesterday we were so decadent. We all slept late, then eventually piled dogs, Stephi and Stephi’s bike into the car and went off to ‘dog beach’. This is a stretch along one of the many inlets that has been adopted by the local expats and their dogs. Gerron and
I discovered the joys of dog walking in our walks in the Wilds and this is much the same (although much easier - flat beach). So sociable - lots of people with language and dogs in common. Heidi’s dogs were strays that she adopted here but most of the dogs on the beach were brought over by their owners. Very mixed bunch of many different pedigrees (dogs of course!). Heidi’s two salukis (not pure bred I assure you) always draw much admiration (it seems that I am alone in thinking that Bella is ugly!) . 
Pearl is now a year old and quite well behaved so she is allowed to run free; Bella is three months old and very naughty so she is kept on the lead. Weather is perfect, no hurry to get home for breakfast and Steph whizzes around on her bike (training wheels long a thing of the past). Two things worthy of note that you can see in the picture (in addition to Gerron of course!) . One is the lonely mangrove, the only one in that long stretch (mangrove swamps are also under attack) and the second is Abu Dhabi’s answer to the leaning tower of Piza. Can you imagine building a tower like that on SAND!! We are told that this ‘dog beach’ has been earmarked for villas - the huge wealthy homes of the Emiratis so it will be lost to the dogs and the expats. But H&D will probably have gone elsewhere by that time.
After late breakfast we made our way into town to visit a ‘souk’. Just a market really, rather reminiscent of the Oriental Plaza or the Durban Indian Market but lots of stuff. We had such fun wandering around, Heidi was tempted into a few household items and I bought her a decent sized teapot that will do six cups of tea without constant refills. Also bought a few gifts for folks back home. Stephanie had pocket money burning a huge hole in her little pocket and she eventually chose a lovely plaster-cast horse that she will paint. Wish I could take a couple home for Jords and Megs but fear they won’t travel well.
Holiday mode - swimming, reading, sudoku, exploring. Comfortable bed, Phillipino Daisy to do the housework and laundry. Much laughing , lazy food (remember all that weight I lost before coming here? Well it’s returning fast!!).
We are having a GREAT time!!
Don’t you find that it takes a while to get into holiday mode? I am just starting to feel that way now after ten days. Yesterday we were so decadent. We all slept late, then eventually piled dogs, Stephi and Stephi’s bike into the car and went off to ‘dog beach’. This is a stretch along one of the many inlets that has been adopted by the local expats and their dogs. Gerron and
I discovered the joys of dog walking in our walks in the Wilds and this is much the same (although much easier - flat beach). So sociable - lots of people with language and dogs in common. Heidi’s dogs were strays that she adopted here but most of the dogs on the beach were brought over by their owners. Very mixed bunch of many different pedigrees (dogs of course!). Heidi’s two salukis (not pure bred I assure you) always draw much admiration (it seems that I am alone in thinking that Bella is ugly!) . 
Pearl is now a year old and quite well behaved so she is allowed to run free; Bella is three months old and very naughty so she is kept on the lead. Weather is perfect, no hurry to get home for breakfast and Steph whizzes around on her bike (training wheels long a thing of the past). Two things worthy of note that you can see in the picture (in addition to Gerron of course!) . One is the lonely mangrove, the only one in that long stretch (mangrove swamps are also under attack) and the second is Abu Dhabi’s answer to the leaning tower of Piza. Can you imagine building a tower like that on SAND!! We are told that this ‘dog beach’ has been earmarked for villas - the huge wealthy homes of the Emiratis so it will be lost to the dogs and the expats. But H&D will probably have gone elsewhere by that time.After late breakfast we made our way into town to visit a ‘souk’. Just a market really, rather reminiscent of the Oriental Plaza or the Durban Indian Market but lots of stuff. We had such fun wandering around, Heidi was tempted into a few household items and I bought her a decent sized teapot that will do six cups of tea without constant refills. Also bought a few gifts for folks back home. Stephanie had pocket money burning a huge hole in her little pocket and she eventually chose a lovely plaster-cast horse that she will paint. Wish I could take a couple home for Jords and Megs but fear they won’t travel well.
Holiday mode - swimming, reading, sudoku, exploring. Comfortable bed, Phillipino Daisy to do the housework and laundry. Much laughing , lazy food (remember all that weight I lost before coming here? Well it’s returning fast!!).
We are having a GREAT time!!
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