Life's a Beach

Sometimes I forget that people come here for vacations for a reason. Russell and I have been known to ask one another, "Why do they come here?" It's hard at times to get beyond the day-to-day dusty, sandy environment. And in the summer it's so oppressively hot. And we're not really shopping or mall people. And I guess it's not uncommon for you to forget about the appeal of the place where you live.

The beaches here are beautiful and people arrive here by the thousands to spend a week or weekend here. Or 13 days in the case of the couple checking in to our hotel. And as you saw in my post from a couple of weeks ago, the mountains are stunning. And the desert also has it's own beauty.

This weekend, for the first time, we were tourists in the UAE. We went to an Emirate north of here called Ras al Khaimah and stayed at a resort on the Persian Gulf. The scenery was stunning. The skies were clear and blue. The sun was comfortably warm. It was lovely - and now I want to go back!








We dubbed this little fellow "The Captain". With his Thomas the Tank Engine speedos, captain's hat, and bling-bling gold chain around his neck it was hard not to be transported back to the 70's. Cue the sythesizer and Toni Tenille singing "Love Will Keep Us Together".