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Woodpeckers seemed to be on a 1950s holiday
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....So we opted for bikes, and set off looking like something from an Enid Blyton story. "Four Go Mad on the Island", maybe.
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"Oh look - Qatar!"
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Christina was so jealous when she found we were going to the Island. "But I've heard there's a slide there that goes straight into the sea!" she said. This is it.
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Woodpeckers trying out the slide. Note large gap between top of ladder and start of slide!
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Woodpeckers: ' So this is how the world ends? Keep Calm and carry on reading.'
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Not really a swimming beach....
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H. trying to escape
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I feel like the only thing missing is ET, bundled up in a blanket on the handlebars.
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The monument
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The monument from a different angle, with stroller
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The monument from the other side.
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No kidding!
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The water tower
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You can check out any time you want, but....
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The Gates to the Island at large..... but we are not allowed to go through them on our bicycles. Strictly only on the Van Trip.
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But if you DO venture out of the gates, it looks really exciting. Especially if you're on a bike.
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In hindsight, I don't know why we didn't do this....
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The hills of the Island. Are they alive with the Sound of Music? We will never know, for guests are not allowed to go there.
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The Hotel
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Not the hotel. One of the "chalets" on the beach! Woodpeckers: 'Do you think they come with Chalet Girls?'
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Wonderful vista
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So. We're allowed drinks at 7.30. Let's play Patience till then, then. NB: The cappuccino is not to be recommended.
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Dancing to the music from the pool party outside the window
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I & H enjoying a pedal ride. This was not rusty, and it did work!
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I don't know about this. The structure looks rather rusty...
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The view from the watchtower - I mean, the hydro slide.
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If you crop your photos well, it does indeed look idyllic on the day after the sandstorm....