Big Pink Surprise

Or, Things You Never Expected to See in Yemen.

Yesterday we (the staff) ambled down to the nearby village of Rokub for a fun day at the beach. We couldn't help but notice the flamingos. Who knew? They were really timid so I was happy to have snagged these shots before - and during - their exit act. They circled four or five times before heading out - an elegant and awesome show.




















































The water they were wading in is normally your run-of-the-mill lagoon, about two hundred feet from shore. Sort of a brackish, stagnant thing really; on this day it was a stunningly deep degree of fuschia. No, honestly, here it is. That's the water. I'm not making this up.



















When the flamingos went away we carried on with our afternoon - sand dune races and one-legged wrestling matches, etc.






































Later that evening it was into Mukalla for a visit to the largest grocery store around. Here you can find such delicacies as PooPoo and unwrapped chicken. Mmmmmm...
















We bought the PooPoo, which tastes fine, but left the chicken for some other (and presumably more desparate) bargain hunter.