![A mosque at night, Abu Dhabi](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/164781619.1gVz2l3C.NightMosque1.jpg) A mosque at night, Abu Dhabi |
![Minarets, Abu Dhabi](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/39/733439/1/72290632.lZJJiG7V.AuhMinarets.jpg) Minarets, Abu Dhabi |
![Main city mosque and vegetable market, downtown Abu Dhabi](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/72290630.5YjrpfBI.jpg) Main city mosque and vegetable market, downtown Abu Dhabi |
![The mosque in Airport Road, with the Old Fort behind.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/72246391.hWqjzqmG.jpg) The mosque in Airport Road, with the Old Fort behind. |
![Looking down Khalifa Street from Airport Rd](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/72246390.Q6jo2smD.jpg) Looking down Khalifa Street from Airport Rd |
![Downtown Abu Dhabi seen from above Hamdan Street, UAE, 1984-85](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/172433469.vqs7lUPX.jpg) Downtown Abu Dhabi seen from above Hamdan Street, UAE, 1984-85 |
![Looking north over the port from my office in the Tourist Club district](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/72246401.e0X1y5jL.TouristClub.jpg) Looking north over the port from my office in the Tourist Club district |
![Hash House Harriers jogging back to base](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/72246397.ujQYSsbI.jpg) Hash House Harriers jogging back to base |
![Fifty runs with the Mainland Hash House Harriers!](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/39/733439/1/72442525.xSKDDuss.50runs2.jpg) Fifty runs with the Mainland Hash House Harriers! |
![Mainland Hash House Harriers' beach hut](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/72204654.INkyZ1LZ.jpg) Mainland Hash House Harriers' beach hut |
![Mainland Hash House Harriers' entry in the annual A.D. Raft Race](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/72246396.DISAh8EN.HashBounty.jpg) Mainland Hash House Harriers' entry in the annual A.D. Raft Race |
![The dhowyard at Bateen, Abu Dhabi in 1984](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/72196013.vtkiy7Pe.jpg) The dhowyard at Bateen, Abu Dhabi in 1984 |
![Shipwright working on a dhow keel, Bateen, Abu Dhabi (1998)](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/39/733439/1/172433480.tY1nwPTM.Shipwright.jpg) Shipwright working on a dhow keel, Bateen, Abu Dhabi (1998) |
![Work in progress at Bateen dhow-building yard, Abu Dhabi, 1984](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/172433470.CYy6hhWX.jpg) Work in progress at Bateen dhow-building yard, Abu Dhabi, 1984 |
!['Hotel Deluxe', Abu Dhabi](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/72195859.ZnqR6oCj.jpg) 'Hotel Deluxe', Abu Dhabi |
![An Indian baker in the now-vanished shantytown behind my apartment](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/72195860.yLZPkalq.jpg) An Indian baker in the now-vanished shantytown behind my apartment |
![Arab nationals take a break for coffee](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/72246400.92YaHnXG.Coffeetime.jpg) Arab nationals take a break for coffee |
![Camel race track, Abu Dhabi](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/72195862.D2hO9knV.jpg) Camel race track, Abu Dhabi |
![Parking directions at a camel race track, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/172433474.c3NWaDZ1.jpg) Parking directions at a camel race track, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
![Camels with their owner at a race track outside Abu Dhabi, UAE](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/172367870.8DwI5Gau.jpg) Camels with their owner at a race track outside Abu Dhabi, UAE |
![Four Arab Nationals passing the time](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/72195870.Rpr5Vs5h.jpg) Four Arab Nationals passing the time |
![Desert irrigation project, Al Ain, UAE](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/172394680.3NZ6mIeH.jpg) Desert irrigation project, Al Ain, UAE |
![Liwa Oasis on the edge of the Empty Quarter](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/72195864.ZPMCc6Ef.jpg) Liwa Oasis on the edge of the Empty Quarter |
![Road to nowhere... en route to the Liwa Oasis](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/172433475.gZNDP9dT.jpg) Road to nowhere... en route to the Liwa Oasis |
![A lone Bedu rides into Al Ain](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/39/733439/1/166129420.C2LfULZ3.BeduCamel_Al_Ain.jpg) A lone Bedu rides into Al Ain |
![Three Baluchi labourers, the guys who did all the real work](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/72195871.WC6DBBr2.jpg) Three Baluchi labourers, the guys who did all the real work |
![Chicken sellers at the Dubai Souq (market), UAE, 1984](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/172394683.xHRToDCc.jpg) Chicken sellers at the Dubai Souq (market), UAE, 1984 |
![Fresh-caught fish at the Dubai Souq (market), UAE, 1984](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/39/733439/1/172394682.cZDnIdiT.DXB_fishmarket2.jpg) Fresh-caught fish at the Dubai Souq (market), UAE, 1984 |
![Traditional mudbrick windtower house in Bastakiya, Dubai (1984)](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/172438812.xcFnWhbG.jpg) Traditional mudbrick windtower house in Bastakiya, Dubai (1984) |
![Dubai's Bastakia quarter, now much restored](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/72196129.x1Uu7nQz.WindtowerV.jpg) Dubai's Bastakia quarter, now much restored |
![Crewman aboard a dhow, Dubai](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/72290631.If9hba7S.jpg) Crewman aboard a dhow, Dubai |
![Dhow crew, Dubai, UAE](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/72290715.zz584qDj.jpg) Dhow crew, Dubai, UAE |
![The Creek (Al Khor), Dubai](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/72246394.ZTY1FrjW.jpg) The Creek (Al Khor), Dubai |
![Dhow moored alongside the Creek in Dubai](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/72246393.rxJfrLUF.jpg) Dhow moored alongside the Creek in Dubai |
![Souq Al Markazi, Sharjah](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/172433479.pFa1s0jb.jpg) Souq Al Markazi, Sharjah |
![Souq Al Arsah, Sharjah, UAE](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/172438811.jgdZNxck.jpg) Souq Al Arsah, Sharjah, UAE |
![Bedouin camel train, even then a very rare sight](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/72195856.j5COTEHv.jpg) Bedouin camel train, even then a very rare sight |
![Jebel Hafit summit road, south of Al Ain](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/72196015.evxhR9Q1.jpg) Jebel Hafit summit road, south of Al Ain |
![Toy soldier in a store in Al Ain](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/39/733439/1/72196134.F8a6aWyO.ToySoldier.jpg) Toy soldier in a store in Al Ain |
![Arab village children in the Emirates](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/39/733439/1/72196133.f0FrWWJ7.MasafiKids.jpg) Arab village children in the Emirates |
![Gulf Arab boys at the gate of the family home, Wadi Siji, Sharjah](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/39/733439/1/172438810.WOZ5CvGv.WadiSijiBoys.jpg) Gulf Arab boys at the gate of the family home, Wadi Siji, Sharjah |
![Ad Door, believed to be the ruins of an outpost built by the armies of Alexander the Great](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/72196008.Mdq19Mqq.jpg) Ad Door, believed to be the ruins of an outpost built by the armies of Alexander the Great |
![Jazirat Al Hamra, a ruined town outside Ras Al Khaimah](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/39/733439/1/72196258.PXg4amEY.JaziratAlHamra1.jpg) Jazirat Al Hamra, a ruined town outside Ras Al Khaimah |
![Jazirat Al Hamra, Ras Al Khaimah](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/172367867.4glPBE3S.jpg) Jazirat Al Hamra, Ras Al Khaimah |
![A traditional Arab fort, still manned, on the Indian Ocean coast](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/164781666.NDr77HPi.jpg) A traditional Arab fort, still manned, on the Indian Ocean coast |
![Mosque in an inland village somewhere in the Northern Emirates](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/164781665.cK3cgobL.jpg) Mosque in an inland village somewhere in the Northern Emirates |
![An oasis at Masfut, below the Hajjar](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/72196016.BSMN5PC0.jpg) An oasis at Masfut, below the Hajjar |
![Date palms flourishing in an oasis](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/72246395.tVcxmkeR.jpg) Date palms flourishing in an oasis |
![A rare waterfall pool, Wadi Agram](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/72196020.6w96gZ7k.jpg) A rare waterfall pool, Wadi Agram |
![All aboard with the Emirates Natural History Group - one of my first opportunities](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/164781664.dS93XhOh.jpg) All aboard with the Emirates Natural History Group - one of my first opportunities |
![Approaching the Ruus Al Jibaal, north of Ras Al Khaimah, UAE](https://a4.pbase.com/g13/39/733439/2/173513993.5318c4e2.JPEG) Approaching the Ruus Al Jibaal, north of Ras Al Khaimah, UAE |
![Exploring the Hajar Mountains around Hatta, in a British Embassy Land Rover](https://a4.pbase.com/g13/39/733439/2/173513992.d22749b8.JPEG) Exploring the Hajar Mountains around Hatta, in a British Embassy Land Rover |
![Camping in the Hajar Mountains](https://a4.pbase.com/g13/39/733439/2/173514004.d05f235f.JPEG) Camping in the Hajar Mountains |
![Desert graves in the Hajar Mountains](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/172433473.ORBS7bIB.jpg) Desert graves in the Hajar Mountains |
![Sunset over the Hajar Mountains](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/164781620.q5VwVLXE.jpg) Sunset over the Hajar Mountains |
![The ruined fort at Hayl, near the Indian Ocean coast](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/72196014.ClpqKn45.jpg) The ruined fort at Hayl, near the Indian Ocean coast |
![Mudbrick fort at Hayl, near the Indian Ocean coast](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/39/733439/1/72196132.UUiuvLQo.Hayl.jpg) Mudbrick fort at Hayl, near the Indian Ocean coast |
![Picnic outside the Indian Ocean town of Dibba](https://a4.pbase.com/g13/39/733439/2/173513991.e3014a8d.JPEG) Picnic outside the Indian Ocean town of Dibba |
![Indian Ocean beach at Badiyah, Fujairah, UAE](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/172438813.V1Ys6Hbc.jpg) Indian Ocean beach at Badiyah, Fujairah, UAE |