Leopard walking

I have just learnt that recently a colleague of mine stumbled across a man walking a leopard in salmiya...... Yes a man walking a leopard! This is all, end of post! Pictures to follow ASAP!

Boat trip with a Kuwaiti

Recently I was invited to spend the day with a Kuwaiti guy on his boat,this is not a rare occurrence as every Kuwaiti seems to own a boat, it never normally seems like a wise idea to accept such invites, however this guy is a friend of the French girls I have become friends with, they are all teachers and get to meet lots of locals via their classes.
The owner of the boat was refreshing to meet, he was a true gent religious, patriotic and western minded! He/his cook had prepared us a feast and we even had a little dub step blaring out of the sound system at one point, most pleasing!
We headed out towards the smallest of Kuwait's 9 islands, qaru. We didn't swim near the island as it was quite cool that day, however the waters surrounding the islands apparently have a rich biodiversity , with coral reefs, 2 species of turtle and even pods of dolphins have been sighted on occasion! As we approached the island I could smell and see oil in the water, I researched this layer and found that this oil is naturally occurring, it comes from oil seeps, which are quite common in these areas and man has been exploiting these seeps for time for products such as tar-which is where the island's name originated from-qar is the Arabic for tar. This oil disappears in a matter of hours and adds to the organic wealth of the area, fascinating! Apparently it is not uncommon for people diving at night to emerge from the water "as black as tar" and apparently it is a bit of a biatch to get off! I shall hopefully be diving here in the not so distant future!
When we returned to shore I discovered that the guy who had been driving the boat all day is a "protector" of the sheikh of Kuwait, I was gutted I only learnt this post spending the whole day with him, he has invited us to spend the day on his new boat, which arrives in 3 weeks and is apparently impressive....I am preparing my inquisition as we speak! Haha!

Hungry bunny spotted....

So I have spotted a fast food chain named hungry bunny..... I don't get it?! Are bunnies really that hungry?! And even if they were I'm pretty sure they are not carnivorous, in fact they eat so much cellulose that they reingest their own droppings to fulfill their nutritional requirements......hmmmmm

Really?!

So today I'm visiting the private beach again, so far no sign of our flashing friend however we have been greeted with the presence of a noisy Arabic horse-yes that's right a horse, apparently this is standard behaviour in Kuwait! I think it's some sort of  strategy to pick up ladies, the men seem to have tied the poor animal up next to us and are proceeding to pose in order to encourage me to take more photo's ......odd! I can add this to the list of bizarre advances, a few I can remember from the last few weeks are as followed:

Arabic man: can I have some of your water

French girls and I: why you have two bottles of your own by your deck chair 

Arabic man: attempts to lead in to small talks but gives in, laughs and walks away. 

Whist reading on the beach....

Arabic man: can I borrow your book

Me: no I'm reading it. 

Arabic man: looks shocked: no?

Me: no 

Arabic man: ok I'm sat just over here, walks away to a spot near by.

Whist sitting on the beach- baring only arms and lower legs;

Arabic Man: nice body

Me: Glare 

Arabic man: ok my towel is over here I'd like you to come with me

Me: silence

Arabic man: retreats. 

Lise and I are also guilty of causing a car crash; as we were walking to a restaurant for dinner last week an arabic guy stopped his car so abruptly in order to allow us to cross the road that the car behind crashed into him. Ooops! We fled the scene and watched from a far as the drivers exchanged insurance details! Haha! 

I'm sure there are more, as I have returned to the 21st century now and purchased a smart phone I can  blog on the go, most pleasing!