It was roughly a two hour drive there but much longer to get home. Apparently the thing to do in the UAE to celebrate National Day is to decorate your car in patriotic colors, images of the Sheiks, and other interesting "flare" and drive around honking your horns or spraying foam on to other cars. Thus, we were in heavy traffic until we got out of Fujairah and onto the "highway" back to the DXB.
It was truly an interesting experience and somewhat similar to our Independence Day. I have to say it is great how proud the local Emiratis are of their independence and the 39th birthday of their country, can't wait for 40!
Anyway, Fujairah was absolutely beautiful, we enjoyed some fantastic beach weather, a lovely boat ride and some snorkeling! The aquatic life is amazing there, despite the abundance of jellyfish, we saw sea turtles, sharks (a bit scary!), tons of fish, and beautiful coral! Another "fun fact" about Fujairah is that they still have "public lashings" on Fridays for offences such as public drunkeness, however, we didnt get to witness one this trip. It was a great weekend day trip and for those of you lucky enough to be living in Dubai, I defenitly recommend a day trip to the "Sandy Beach Hotel" for a fun day of snorkeling, ask for Shevender!
