Abu Dhabi is short on tracks. Abu Dhabi Striders, the local running group, often does its speed session in parking lots (last Sunday night, at least two people were felled by curbs). There's the formula 1 track, open most Tuesday nights for runners and bikers. If it's not Tuesday or Sunday, there's always a good old standby right out our front door, the Corniche.
And then there's the bridge to nowhere. Until recently, though, we stopped when we got to nowhere -- the island on the other side of the bridge.
Big mistake.
It turns out that nowhere is a really lovely place to be.
The sand is firm enough for running, homicidal Ferraris are scarce, the scrub is lovely, and the views -- they are sensational.
The birds love the island, too.
Including these distant flamingos.
And (Nick promises it's true) sometimes dolphins, too.
How the hell did you go onto the island? they put some barricades at the other end of the bridge. Of course, now its opened.
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