The KNMI have issued a weather alert about heavy snowfall expected tomorrow. Five to ten centimetres are expected, which isn’t a lot in some parts of the world, but could be enough here to throw a serious spanner into the transport infrastructure. We’ll see.
As you might expect, it’s been quite cold today. I was glad of my heated driver’s seat and steering wheel in the car this morning, as I took Eloïse to play at the Little Gym. She’s really starting to love that place now, after a period of some trepidation and timidity. She plays on much of the apparatus, but still doesn’t feel much for the group activities. I see much of her father’s stubborn individualism in her. Perhaps that will mellow over time.
We booked another hotel in Dubai today, where we’ll stay for the first three nights upon our arrival. It’s in the Bur Dubai district, close to the Dubai Creek. This is a good location, as we’ll have a number of attractions right on our doorstep and can use the abra (water taxi) to visit the Gold Souk, the Spice Market and other things.
The only other hotel we’re likely to book prior to our departure is the one for our stay in Muscat, the Omani capital, as accommodation can be scarce in the high season. Outside of the capital, we’re trusting that things will be less in demand.
We’re still considering our itinerary. We don’t have much time to plan and there are a lot of things to do, including desert treks, which allow you to spend the night in the desert, ride camels, etc. You can also go sandboarding down the dunes if you want. It all sounds great to me. Trekking with Eloïse will be lots of fun, I’m sure.
Tomorrow, a sideboard arrives for our sitting-room and some kitchen cupboards will hopefully also be fitted.
We had a new roof laid a couple of weeks ago, too, as we had sprung a couple of leaks on the top floor. Happily, those seem to be remedied now. Slowly but surely, the house is coming together.
We constantly hear stories of people trying to move into this area, but experiencing great difficulty in finding anything for sale, let alone anything actually suitable. We’re so glad that we acted decisively and bought our house when we did, or we, too, might now have been stuck trying to get into the neighbourhood.