We had a very nice guide who was very knowledgeable about lots of things in the area so I had lots of questions for him. Surprise, surprise. There was only me and a couple from Belgium in the car so I was in the front. The stop at the camel farm was nice, they are surprisingly soft to pat and do have the most enormous eyes and extra extra long eyelashes. There are none left in the wild now in Abu Dhabi. There are three types bred, one for milk, one for meat and one for racing. They weigh 1100kg!! and can carry up to 500kg. We also had a ride on one which was nice as they just plod along but you are up high and you have to hold on tight when they are first getting up!! Next, we went for a drive in the sanddunes, pretty freaky. They let the air out of the tyres a bit for better traction and have another car follow them in for safety sake which was nice. Crazy, then we found a wonderful place to see the sun set from. Its very quiet, away from the traffic and as there are no trees so no birds and all you can see is sand... There is something wonderful about watching the sun rise or set though where ever you are in the world. Magical.
Then on for our dinner. It turned out there was just the three of us booked in so it was a very quiet affair. There is usually about 20 and up to 40. We got on fine though and had some really interesting conversations about all sorts of things. The food was lovely and fresh with beef, chicken and lamb kebabs, salads and breads. The sky was very black but no where as many stars as we see Ali, but I did spend quite some time lying down on the carpet after dinner just looking up at the sky. Very peaceful. The people from Brussells couldnt believe we see satilites all the time. He said its an announcement on their TV weather when one is going over and they couldnt say if they had the milky way. Obviously not star spotters like us. Waited for my shooting star to make a wish.....
Lovely camp for dinner
a beautiful lamp
Posh loo
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