Last week, I took 60 fifth-grade students to Hatta, on the border of the United Arab Emirates and Oman.Hatta, an enclave of Dubai emirate, is in the middle of the Hajar Mountain range. It has amazing sand dunes and is basically isolated in the desert. Tiny Hatta was once an important source of tobacco, as well as a vital staging post on the trade route between Dubai and Oman.
We stayed at the Hatta Fort Hotel, and did lots of exploring through the Hajar mountains. Our explorations including finding Arabian toads, visiting a traditional falaj, or Arabian Date Palm Farm, and looking for fossils of ancient mollusks (also known as Gastropods) in the desert. We also had an Arabic themed dinner, in which we all dressed up in traditional garb. It was a truly amazing field trip, and I was reminded how wonderful our students actually are!
Dont worry, I do NOT dress like this all the time!
Me and the Hajar Mountains
Hard to see- but this is a small Arabian toad that just morphed from the Tadpole stage
Another good shot of the Hajar Mountains
Awesome Kiddos! :)
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