We set out from Dubai for the 160km drive through the desert and mountains to Fujairah to rejoin the ship … it was a fascinating drive … excellent road, of course …

… the fence is to to keep camels off the road …

… the further east we went, the more orange the sand …

We passed several of these, just standing alone by the road in the desert … a few petrol stations, and very little else …

We came to the coastal mountains. Surprisingly extensive and high. A beautiful winding road.

In parts, it was just like driving past huge piles of loose rock. No problems finding quarry stone in these parts!

Then to the coast. The outskirts of town looked new, hot, and boring.

The centre of town was new and glassy …

We passed a huge new mosque, almost finished construction …

… and then to the busy port which ships a lot of oil and serves the offhore oil rigs. Oh, and they cleared a bit of bare space for our cruise ship.

About two hours in a chauffeured new Lexus with Tom and Deanna Jones sharing – $US60.00 for each couple – not bad really! From what we saw and heard from others, we didn’t miss a thing not seeing Fujairah. We have no idea why Oceania stops there.