Too Hot in Dubai
Today we decided to take a road trip out of Dubai and headed off to the East Coast. Our first stop was Fujairah National Dairy Farm at Dibba. It was a hot day, about 37 degrees Celsius if you can believe that. We walked around the farm a bit and spotted a few birds, but not as many as we hoped. One of the guest staying at the Five Star Hotel Dubai where we were staying recommend this place for birding. Ha, I don’t think so!
So, back to the car to rehydrate and cool down. We then drove into Dibba to take a quick look around before we headed down the coast. Not much interested us at Dibba, so we continued on and had lunch at a resort to escape the heat of the day. I think I actually got 2nd degree burns on my feet. I was walking around in sandals across the hot sand of the beach. Hot, hot, hot! But, we didn’t give up our road trip, young and stupid, I guess. We headed on south towards Fujairah where we stopped at the famous Al Qurrayah. We wondered around there for a while, but the heat was still rising, so we figured we had had enough birding for one day and decide to see some culture.
We visited the Fujairah Fort, which currently is being redeveloped, so we couldn’t get in. Someone there told us to check out Al Hayl Fort, it’s not as old, but they said it was still interesting. So we did go and check it out. It’s well preserved and it was amazing how the updrafts caused by the rifle holes kept the inside of the fort cool, even though it was 43 degrees outside. We went up little stairwells to go from one floor to another. It turned out to not be a bad place to visit.
Our final stop was at Khor Kalba, which is south of Fujairah and we spotted the Collared Kingfisher. A rare find indeed! We decided to turn back around when the sun set and head back to Dubai and take a nice swim in the refreshing cool pool. Next time, we decided to come to Dubai in the cooler months, it’s way too hot in the summer to do anything of interest outdoors.
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