Dubai

After a much needed sleep we all met at breakfast and planned our morning. Some went shopping but we chose to pick up a little boat and view Dubai from the creek. At least by doing this we also had a gentle breeze to cool us.

The 2 farmers taking in the sights...... an hour well spent on the water.  So this is what they call the Dubai Creek......looks more like a huge river to me. 

The lower building is our hotel.

Boats from Iran loaded with herbs and spices.

Time for some cool refreshments by the pool and catch up with the rest of the group for show and tell and hear how they had filled in their morning. 

Later in the afternoon we were picked up from the hotel for our desert experience arriving at Al Maha an hour later. This is the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve 225 sq miles .....the biggest piece of land in Dubai dedicated to a single project and owned by the government. 

A few of the white Oryx that we saw in the Reserve. They were very close to becoming extinct. 

The flighty little Mt Gazelle. 

We heard about the history of the  Falcon and saw how they caught their prey. A very interesting story.

Arriving to watch the Falcon display and were welcomed with bubbles. It looked quite strange in the middle of nowhere.

Tony holding the Falcon

There was also a small man made lake which is now attracting the bird life. 

After the sunset it was back to the hotel and by then it was time to call it a day.