Mangaf Beach was affected by an oil spill and has since received some attention.  It was being regularly cleared over the past few weeks by KNPC.  The final touches, which were by no means a small task, were carried out by a group of volunteers who organised themselves to be there for three hours last Saturday.  Do please remember: the weather only started getting better this week, so the heat was also there with them!  I was unfortunately unable to join (my sincere apologies) and I hope to be there next time.

On behalf of anyone reading this post, and indeed everyone benefiting from a clean beach, I want to thank Yuri Lipkov for organising the clean-up, and Yan Liu for keeping me informed. The group photo above is by Mr Akbar (KNPC) – Thank you.

The next clean-up is planned for down the road, Mahboula Beach on Saturday 30th October 2010 7am-10am.

You can’t miss the fence around the pipeline area, which is a real eyesore.  The only positive thing I can think of is how beautiful the desert will look, inside, during the spring.  No cars will damage the seasonal growth.  I hope we can at least access it on foot.  It would be a real shame not to use – at least the adjacent area – as a walkway for the nicer days of the year.  My children and I have had many walks here, and I hope we can continue to do so next winter/spring.

It started late last year.

It’s been a long time since I posted a photo here… I need to spend some more time on this – but it’s been a busy month.

This was taken in Mangaf south of the Hilton Resort. It was a perfect morning for a nice sunrise shot. Nice to be able to highlight an area of the town that doesn’t need to be built… It’s perfect just the way it was created.

Bye for now…