We left at 7.00am on our 2 hour drive into central UAE up to Al Ain. Its an Oasis town that has grown up from its initial existance as a summer retreat for the Sheik's family.It gets hotter there in the summer but its a heat without the humidity and so a lot easier to handle. Today it was a gentle 38 degrees and I found it quite pleasant. Above is a shot of some of the desert that you drive through on the way there. The greenery in the foreground of the shot varies from that to trees to palms and is continuous all of the way on a two hour drive. 190km of irrigation down both sides and the centre of the 3 lane highway. 15 years ago it was a dirt track. Have a look at some of these shots of the desert. The colour hasn't portrayed itself that well in the photos but it gets to be a deeper red the closer you get to AL AIn. As you go past Al Ain further inland it gets richer and richer in colour.
Street lights all the way.
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