Dating @ Jebel Hafeet

Today was kind of nice. It's not often that Steve's off-days coincide with my weekends (and where I am in AD and we have nothing on), but this time, it did. :) So, we decided to do a road trip to Jebel Hafeet in Al Ain, about a 1.5 hr drive from where we are.

The whole experience was nice, relaxed and chill.
We didn't do anything much - it was just a pleasant outing, one where we didn't have to wake up early in the morning for, where we just felt - OK, let's just enjoy the day type.

Jeble Hafeet is Abu Dhabi's tallest peak, and the second tallest in the whole UAE, and it borders Oman. Because Sunday is a work day, the roads were really uncrowded and the scenery to Al Ain brought back memories of 2.5 years ago when he went for his APC. We passed by stretches of sand that turned into sand and rose-lined stretches, into the garden city. Al Ain is known as a garden city, and because of my recent Ghana experience, we talked about how there's deliberate township planning.


The highways and streets were lined with nice and neat rows of trees and shrubs as we neared Al Ain. :) Very much like SG. Very beautiful day. :) 心情舒服。


But... the speed limit was totally not like SG. First time we went up to 160km/hr, first time we drove through the mountain roads. He drove up, I drove down. It's pretty fun, and a little exciting.


Some houses / villas against the mountainous backdrop as we neared. I think human kind would always be in awe by God's beautiful creation. :) I wondered how the people in the past lived. According to records, over 500 ancient burial tombs dating back 5000 years were found at the foothills. Civilization then and their lives must have been really really different. Furthermore, even as we know this region to be a desert and arid area, according to archaeologists, it might not be so thousands of years ago, where the sea of sand in the UAE was in the past literally under water.
See: https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/arts-culture/digging-for-history-1.738484

So we reached the peak and took a walk around the area.
It was about 3.45pm at the peak, the temp a nice 20 deg (I estimate), and because it was sunny and windy, 心情真的很舒服。



好美好美。


And that single lone restaurant at the foot of the mountain. :)


It was a day that started and ended well. :)
He got a recall for night shift and we couldn't stay for sunset. We had thought of exploring Al Ain a little more. Perhaps, to go back to the Bryani restaurant for dinner. But, another time.

Thank God for a little beautiful exploration today.