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tmac-100 · Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 137

I will be in RAK in less than 2 weeks (with other new-hires for the HCT system). I will have a hectic time getting squared away, settled in, and doing the HCT briefings before classes start. That said, I want to get started on some exercise program asap. Swimming pools for laps? Are there any 25m or 50m pools in RAK? Or should I look at doing something else for exercise (on a close to daily basis)? TIA for any info Smile

peterpan13 · Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 64 Location: neverneverland

The major hotels eg Hilton in RAK have swimming pools but usually charge a fee otherwise there's the Gulf!

younggeorge · Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Posts: 350 Location: UAE

You'll probably be put in a hotel for your first week and the hotel will probably have a pool. If they haven't already told you where you'll be staying on arrival, you should get in touch with the HR rep.

tmac-100 · Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 137

Yup! You got it. I will be in a hotel (for 6 days) and there are nice facilities at the hotel - for which I am really grateful! However, as I expect to live in RAK for some time (IOW, I have come here for work to do, not for a vacation from North America) the long term issue of exercise (aka swimming laps) is still there... Smile

Any other suggestions for exercise? I have a fused ankle so I cannot run/jog/...

stoth1972 · Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 3:35 am Post subject:

Good luck, tmac. A couple of my friends have been in HCT RAK for years, and love the pace of life in that emirate.