ABSTRACT
CONSIDERINGtheclimateandtheconditions,weworkedextremely hardatShatjah,forthedesertisnotoftenconducivetocontinuous andconcentrateddeskwork,andbeingcoopedupinanofficeall daywasnotalwaysdesirable.Butfortheseoccasionalexcursions tothebeach,withalongertripintotheinteriornowandthen, lifewouldhavebeenunbearablymonotonous.
