Friday Roadtrip

Today was the start of our weekend. Now that we have our own car Jon wanted to take a little road trip and head out of the hustling and bustling emirate of Dubai. In the United Arab Emirates there are seven emirates. We decided to head north and go to the Emirate called Ras Al Khaimah. It was a little over an hour to get there. We enjoyed the beautiful views of sand dunes, camels, camp sites (where people actually live), and goats!! Just think of it this way, you are in downtown Chicago headed out to Schaumburg, by the time you hit Des Plaines it goes from HUGE city with skyscrapers to pure desert! It's just unbelievable. Here are some photos on our way to Ras Al Khaimah...

Once we entered the Emirate we didn't really have a plan. We just wanted to check out another emirate. It was a quiet fishing city. Quiet enough where GOATS were eating and walking along the "main drag." We stumbled upon a road that led us to a drive along the coast. Now, I kid you not...Get it..."kid" baby goat...there were goats chillin' on the road right near the Arabian Gulf. It was an unbelievable site. Fayth just starred and laughed. I think all of us were dumb-founded.

We drove until we found a little spot to get out and stretch our legs. The gulf water had to be 85 degrees...it was so warm and the water was beautiful. I must say it is a lot different from Dubai. Dubai is so clean and litter free...like workers mop the streets...this beach area was rather dirty. However; we still had a wonderful time dipping our toes in the sand and playing around.

Then we hopped in the car and headed home. We played "I spy" and tried to have Fayth look and find camels the whole way home. Truthfully, I don't think she saw one. By the time Jon or I spotted one and pointed it out we'd be going past it and Fayth wouldn't know where to look. She kept saying "doggie doggie"...so we think she was terribly confused!!! Never the less, it was a wonderful drive and fun Friday!

As we entered back into Dubai, I tried to take a photo of all the pink flamingos in the natural bird sanctuary...It will form a border to the "Lagoons" in the upcoming years. Yet another HUGE development coming to Dubai.