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Published: December 23rd 2007
Well today saw us getting up and making our way off to our Dhow adventure. I had booked a dhow cruise for us all in the fjords of the musandam. When we arrived at the wharf there were about 7 dhows all lined up and the nice man who greeted us told us that we were on Dhow #4 today. So we climbed over the first three dhows and settled ourselves in on Dhow # 4. Out dhow soon filled up with Indian families and we got a rather large surprise when the owner, and our host on board the dhow Mohammed, came over to us and asked if we would prefer to move to another one of the dhows, in fact if we would prefer to move to the European dhow. I couldn’t believe that it was something that had even crossed their minds, that we would want to not be on this dhow because it was full of Indians. Needless to say we declined moving saying that we were just fine on the boat that we were on.
The Dhow cruise started off with a little jaunt up the coast where we stopped for a little while to
play with the dolphins. There was a pod of about 5 of them just hanging out in the inlet to the fjord and they played in the bow wake of one of the boats for quite a while. I must say that it is very difficult trying to get photos of dolphins, especially using digital cameras. By the time the camera has focussed and then taken the photo the dolphin has gone back underneath the water. However we persevered and managed to get a couple of shots that prove that we actually saw some dolphins.
From the dolphin experience we tootled off towards a little rock called telegraph island. Telegraph island is the most apparently the most famous landmark in the area. It was here that the british laid the first telegraph cable in 1864, it ran from India to Basra and the island was manned for some 10 years. We went snorkelling on this island and I have to say that the water was COLD! I am used to the water being about 33 degrees, however given that it is the middle of winter here now I think the temperature is now only about 25 degrees. Brrrrrr.
Dad on the Dhow
but not a single photo all together!After the snorkelling, which was quite pleasant but not the best that I have ever done, we were treated to a traditional BBQ on board the dhow. This consisted of Arabic bread, hommous, chicken curry and freshly grilled fish, with rice and salad. Very tasty.
One of the highlights of the trip was sitting next to a lovely Indian family from Bombay who had three little boys. Two of which were identical twins. They were just the lovliest little boys and kept us entertained for most of the trip with their antics. Including their eagerness to go swimming off the dhow, even though they didn’t know how to swim, and the adult sized snorkels that they were fascinated with and put on over their tiny little heads.
Tomorrow sees us heading off back to the UAE and then through Wadi Bih to Le Meridien Al Aqqa Beach Resort in Fujairah!
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Caroline
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What a positive family you are!!!!
What a lovely family you are!!! We are planning to leave tomorrow for the same adventure at esra Hotel. Its lovely to hear such positive un biased unrascist comments!!! God bless!