We've found we've been having way too much fun over here....and not getting around to emailing the occasional updates and photos to friends and family who are eagerly (?) awaiting their arrival. Soooooo - we're joining the cyber-age and creating a blog. Aren't we hip!! (LOL)
Since you have no idea of chronology of our discoveries and escapades, we'll just organize the posts by subjects to fill in events since Fred's arrival in Dubai September 29, 2006 (or as they write in Dubai - 29/9/2006) followed by Linda January 2, 2007.....2/1/2007). As you can imagine, we've learned to give dates by naming the month and day, rather than risk having our new international friends and colleagues over here show up on the wrong day for an event.
The Empty Quarter is the largest sand sea on earth and comprises the entire center of the Arabian Peninsula. The temperature was well above 100 degrees by 8 am, so it limited our day's activity. Fred and our son Damon hiked several dunes, while Linda retreated to the air conditioned car to wait. Damon commented it was the worst "sand trap" he was ever in!
