Dawn in the desert

I set the alarm early, well my normal time and wanted to have a look at when the traffic was going to start picking up. 5.20 and nothing, hardly surprising, really. After the normal early morning activities, around 6ish things were still relatively quiet. So I though 'go for it' and headed out into the world, dawn only just beginning to break. It was a relatively quiet trip towards Jebel Ali and I think I only had to touch the breaks 5 or six times. and then as I approach the zone, I realized I had lost my way again. Looking for the towers at Jafra View I knew I had to get passed them and get onto the road heading east. I flashed the card, although there was no guard at the gate then. I then followed my nose round to the office and stepped out of the Pajero. And for the first time the air was clear and the sky was blue, each breath in smelled sweet and refreshing. The dawn had blown away all the dust. all was quiet, about 6 cars in the car park and you could imagine what this place was like 13 years ago. Quite, cool, serene. A place to gather the thoughts of the world into one place and sweep them into the desert.