Now the beaches are open I wanted to go for a swim, but the beach 5 minute drive was very crowded and not very nice.
So a friend told me she went swimming close to the airport and dropped a pin. This morning Yelena and I went. When we opened the car doors it smelled like a fish market and Yelena wanted to return straight away. But I didn't drive 20 minutes to just open a car door, and we had a look. There were quite a few dead fishes at the high tide line and she spotted a dead stingray too :(
However, there were some people swimming and the water looked very inviting. So I decided to go for a swim and have a good shower afterwards. After a few minutes Yelena joined me. The water was very clear and warm, but not too hot.
We probably return :)
Top picture: the only "house" in miles taken from the water. Smallest picture: there must be many crabs, but I saw only one and he was to quick for a photo.
Bottom picture: amazing how clear the water was!
You are braver than I am, not sure I would swim at a beach where there were lots of dead fish. What caused them to die? Hope you didn't swallow any of the water. sounds as though it is contaminated with something.
@onewing Hi Babs, I'm not that brave... but it is the heat/not enough oxygen that kills them, so quite ok for humans when you go early (we were about to leave when I took the pictures just after 8am). This week was a cooler week - and since I got my birthday present 3 days ago (my birthday was the end of February and I asked for an indoor/outdoor thermometer) I know that in the shade we have had around 39C/102F every day. Last week definitely felt hotter and my phone and car (after a drive) told me both 44C/111 on several days last week - but I do not believe my phone and car are very official/reliable. However, this is the Middle East and only the start of summer....
The water looks lovely and inviting. Good job we can't smell the dead fish. Maybe after a while you just get used to it and it must have been nice having all that beach and sea to yourselves.
@dutchothotmailcom@summerfield@serendypyty@louannwarren - It took me a couple of years, but now I prefer to buy fish at fish markets. Once you are in, you get use to the smell and the fish is a lot better/fresher. The smell yesterday reminded me of the markets, but we were outside and got used to it quickly.
At the busier beaches the fish will be taken away, but not a lot of people will visit this spot, so it will probably be very similar next time. And we will be back, because it is a very nice spot ;)
At the busier beaches the fish will be taken away, but not a lot of people will visit this spot, so it will probably be very similar next time. And we will be back, because it is a very nice spot ;)