Steve from work organised a fishing trip for the team on a dhow during the weekend. The day was perfectly calm and the sea was like glass. We cruised (well chugged) out into the Arabian Sea and parked up near a couple of drilling platforms. What a great way to spend a Saturday. The tour operators provided a barbecue lunch and we sat and fished for an hour or two. There don’t appear to be the same sorts of regulations that we have back home regarding catches and size of fish. I had a double catch with a baby snapper and a hamour (groper) on my line. You would get a fi rather than a fillet off the snapper. Our group of 25 caught about 20 fish in total. Steve and Damian shared the prize for the largest fish. On our way backing we stopped off at Banana Island for a swim. The water is so much saltier here than back home. Helps the shashimi to float. We arrived back at the wharf and hopped into the car. The car had been sitting in the carpark all day so the outside temperature was 46 degrees. Believe anyone who tells you about the benefits of passive solar. The heat trapped by concrete buildings can be quite intense. At night it pays to keep your distance from buildings as the closer you get to them the warmer it gets.
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