Say "Cheese"!

This photo makes me laugh every time I look at it, so I thought I'd share it with you all. It must be one of the ugliest animals on the planet! I took it while visiting a camel farm on a 'desert safari', which was quite touristy but the 'dune bashing' was fun - it basically involved being driven up and down sand dunes in a 4x4 at ridiculous speeds and angles.

The best thing about Dubai is the food - lots of cheap little Lebanese restaurants with falafel, foul, hummus etc. Although I've just come back from a restaurant where I had to try and not stare in wonder at a lady in full Muslim dress - the eyes showing only version - eating, drinking etc, all from behind her veil. Strangely fascinating.

Hopefully I'll get my passport back from the Indian consulate tomorrow - with a visa in it - and will go to Oman for a couple of days' diving (and an extra stamp), before going to India. Quite excited about getting out of Dubai (which isn't as bad as I'm making it out to be, by the way. I'm just not supposed to be here). I'll leave you with a piece of trivia: 20% of ALL the cranes in the WORLD are being used in the city of Dubai!!