Emirates Natural History Group Field Trip

Posted by Kanga.

We spent the morning enjoying the first field trip of the new Emirates Natural History Group (Fujairah branch) at Bithnah Fort.

The kids found other entertainment.

At the tower top.

The view from the top of the tower.

We also visited the neighboring stable and farm.

This lovely camel was very cooperative and placid in posing for pictures.

To see all the pictures – click here.

Exploring Fujairah: Part 2

Posted by Kanga.

Here are the signs we saw on our road trip.

Surprisingly, we see more actual camels than these signs.

Hmm… red cars stay to the left? Red trucks, too?

There are a wide variety of speed bump warning signs. There are also a wide variety (and plethora) of speed bumps.

And the opposite of humps –

Amusing toys

So, I’ve resorted to video to share some things that I thought would be better that way than through still photos, (although my video techniques leave a great deal to be desired). These are odd things we found in the store that is in the first two floors of our apartment building. We are often amused by what we see there, but we are easily amused.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzHHy4_8wmU

We nearly hurt ourselves laughing at the toys. They are all knock off of brand toys or very strange things that make little sense. We paid a whopping Dhs 10 for the Desert Warrior Camel (approx. $2.70) and you know what they say, you get what you pay for! I know that once you see it you will all want one for your very own. Don’t worry, you will all find a Desert Warrior Camel in your stocking next Christmas!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctU-BpINPxQ

We also dropped a wad of $$ at Daiso, one of our favorite stores. It is all things Japanese (and cheap). I didn’t really need it, but I had to buy a blank book that had a cover showing a hedgehog, two spools of thread, three buttons and some stitches. It also said “Is preparing the sewing set. What shall I make today? I am unexpectedly good at the needlework thing.” How could I pass that up. I suppose I will need to find something to write in it about sewing, or something. I am, however, unexpectedly good at the needlework thing. Ha!

Find the camel

We drove from Dubai to Hatta today. Here are two pictures with one camel each. Can you find the camel?