The real Arab sidewalk manhole covers. For some reason they seem to break often and are never replaced. These are made in the US by the Ford Water Box CO., might have to research this company. I think they are fakes and all the countries around here are getting ripped off with these faulting metal covers w/ no replacements. They make for fun walking at night thinking I'm on the sidewalk it should be safe.

 This portable boosting station for the local phone company STC is almost in my line of site but, I can't get signal in the temp house. Next to it is a much larger permanent one, it seems it can't do its job either. Note to self try another phone company that is after I get a phone.

There are beautiful manmade rock formations allover the DQ what they are or represent I have no idea.

A and I learned the hard way you CAN'T drive on the rock, dirt or gravel roads. A policeman stopped us and told A they were historic and we must ONLY walk on them. The poor cop left shaking his head  as usual we had no ID, no passports, no driver licenses (not that mine would count), and no national ID card, no dip badges. He could not identify us as real stupid Americans just took our word for it and said go home.

Last night A took the dogs for thier last potty and all three were attached by a killer kitten smaller than Pablo. It followed them to the corner and back, hissing, spitting and growling. I think it was a fake cat spybot so A should take a gun or knife or something and take it on tonight. Today I went on a walk to see the big Wadi here on the DQ with the dogs. My excitement for today, damm I must find something to do. Tomorrow be become official U S Embassy persons with badgers and now I'll be able to find out what's going on for those of us that don't work. A came home this evening and said there is a trip to the old souq this weekend--- sign me up I live souqs----- Say tuned for some souq photos will they be of Gucci, D&C, Prada and all the high end shops or will it be a smelly old area with lots of character and heaps of stuff all around with an adventure around every turn? I'll have to bargain for a good battery powered wall clock nothing keeps time except computers here????