Sharjah

We went to the next emirate along, Sharjah which was actually a lot nicer than I thought it would be. Kind of like Dubai but less glitzy and no booze.

dune bashing

We went on a day trip out on the dunes in the desert. This was the point I realised I am not a 'lifes a journey' person, I like a view and getting somewhere but bumping up and down a dune in our car is not my thing, especially if it gets damaged. The car kicking up all the sand here is the point that our bumper fell down!

Hi Ho Symonds

So I've been learning to horse ride, I was rubbish to begin with and 10 weeks in can now do a rising trot and light saddle and am about to learn to canter. Unfortunately, being the tallest peron there I don't get all the lovely little ponies to ride so I've had a number of furry companions on my lessons; Jolly Coconut ((in picture, lazy and stupid), Shadow (jittery) Bob ( bit mangy looking had no mane) and now have settled with Apache whos faster and generally more helpful.