Twenty sea kilometers away sleeps an island of five thousand years: Failaka — a Dilmun fort, the Greek settlement of Ikaros (founded under Alexander's commanders!), old Kuwaiti village houses holding pre-invasion memory, and a resort with sea activities for the full day. Ferries and organized trips leave Salmiya Marina and Ras Al-Ard — book ahead for weekends; the Greek site and its small museum crown the visit; winter and spring are golden, summer bare and blazing.