The Dubai Creek is a small waterway the traverses the city of Dubai, separating Dubai from Diera, another community. Now, of course, it is all just Dubai. To cross the creek one can take an abra, or a water taxi. These wonderful little boats are efficient, cheap (1 Dirham, like 20 Eurocentimes or 35 USD cents) and give one a sense of being local. You get on the abra and wait for it to fill up with passengers. Once the boat is full the driver motors away from the dock and bangs his wooden box, indicating that it is time to pay. He bangs it until he sees that everyone has handed in his or her Dirham.
A dhow is a larger sailing vessel used primarily for importing and exporting goods to and from Dubai and other Middle Eastern and African ports of trade.
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