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Friday is the holy day for Muslims. As a result, the Arabic weekend is different from the American weekend. Friday and Saturday are considered the weekend here in Sharjah instead of Saturday and Sunday. My employer and most businesses are closed on Friday and usually open half a day on Saturday.
While the offshore base is closed on Fridays, Captain Scott and the Haida team are hard at work. Friday is a great time to get work accomplished in the Port because it is practically void of other workers. While Haida is in drydock, Fridays will be a time of renewal and cleaning in preparation for the coming week's tasks. (How's that for a holy day?)
Today, Scott and I went into the Sharjah office to do some drawings and reports. While I worked on a misting system arrangement, Scott took George over to Al Jadaf to check on Haida and the watch crew. I took advantage of the quiet office to take some pictures.
The front door to the M/Y Haida project office. This was the offshore company's first office in Sharjah before moving next door.
I acquired the old project manager's office. Copies of Haida's plans from the 1940s are kept in the chart cabinet on the left.
It wouldn't be the Arabian Gulf without oil platforms. These rigs are at Port Khalid for repair. The closest rig was towed all the way from
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