The Dean

Ouch - and you've got a 10 hour drive with that to worry about?

Eish.........

Inselaffen

did number 1 today.
My first dive at Musadam and it was a big disappointment

Here's a little tiddler I caught whilst I was under the water

The Dean

So what? I do a Number One every day...........

Blue Cat

so does Ramadan make that much of a difference to your lives? it doesn't really change mine that much, only the fact that Barracuda is closed and even that isn't the end of the world, all the MMi's are open if you fancy a drink and the hotel bars after 7. Kids are at school, shorter hours but even still no hardship. The roads are quieter (good thing), malls are quiet and most of them have somewhere open for lunch (apart from IBN). You can't smoke in public, eg the car - never do anyway. Can't have a drink in the car - not the end of the world either, have one before you leave. Can still go swimming everyday and have lunch (lakes club open). Apart from the cancellation of Friday brunches, and it is only 4 Fridays out of a year, and I don't brunch that often anyway, it really isn't going to make a blind bit of difference.

Weekends - get off the beaten track and explore the UAE, take lunch with you, you are hardly going to bunch into too many practising Muslims out in the Dessert. Enjoy!

The Dean

BC, I have a colleague who doesn't go swimming in Ramadan during daylight...... in case he swallows a drop of water.......... honestly.

Charismatic

Not impressed, where it it's laser?

Charismatic

Learn Arabic in 30 days?

Alternativly amazon.com has a good selection of books that can be read while relaxing in peace and quiet.

As for the kids - Chloroform .

Confucius

My aim is to break my previous personal record of shagging 75 women in an hour...

Charismatic

Lasting 48 seconds, that would be a new record for you.

Confucius

Don't be silly!!! I need 15 second breaks after each and every one...

Blue Cat

talk about going over the top

weescot

Was it Dibba side? Agree not brilliant viz - whihc sites? Try Khasab next - was there last weekend. Viz much better and saw 5 turtles and 4 eagle rays on one dive!

Inselaffen

Yes it was the Dibba side. Did Lima Rock and the Cave. But by the time me and my buddy reached the Cave mouth we were both on 50bar so we had to surface while a couple of others wet through the cave.

Biggest thing we saw was some batfish. no sharks no turtles and the vis was pretty poor.

Doubt I will have chance to do Khasab. Leaving Dubai on 27th September. Pity is that my diving gear won't arrive in Singapore until the end of October and that will be when the diving season closes for 4-5 months out there

weescot

The Caves is a bit over rated IMHO, but Lima rock is OK when the viz is OK. Shame it wasn't for you :-( I have a dive trip contact in Singapore - you can easily do a weekend trip to Timoan island . Not sure when the rainy season there ends. I can PM detials if you'd like?

Good luck with the packing and the move.

Inselaffen

thanks. would be good to have the contact
Palau Tioman is supposed to be pretty good. But monsoon season starts end October until mid-end March. May try a dive in Singapore which is still open but vis is supposed to be very poor - 2m max.