Yousef and Aisha at the Date Farm

That's a honey bee swarm in a date palm! They make their own honey too! Two year old Aisha is a cutie!

Al Nakheel is Arabic for "the palm grove" and this one has been in Yousef's family for two generations. It sits beneath Al Dhiyah Fort, one of the first sites I found in Ras Al Khaimah and an early blog entry. His third son, Ibrahim and fourth daughter, Aisha, helped to give me the tour. We were eating dates in 108 degrees with the young guy who helps to run the farm which requires constant irrigation. Yousef said that not too many years ago all of the people in the surrounding area came here for their drinking water. Cool!

With the boys at Al Rams

Today was my last visit with Yousef and Mohammed at Al Rams. A closing ceremony with all of the teachers and many local dignitaries. Afterwards, Yousef took me to see his recently remodeled house and then to his date farm.

Thank You Note

Besides the signature name at the bottom, how can you tell that this thank you note was written by little Japanese girls? Danica was helping a number of people with their English at the hotel before returning home.

Tower Links Ras Al Khaimah

Finally played the course in Ras Al Khaimah!