Sunday, February 03, 2008

Desert driving in the UAE

First stop, Falaj Al Moalla for some driving in the desert. We haven’t taken our desert driving course yet but the track seemed fairly easy so we gave it a go. As the desert is always changing and the different tracks can be difficult to decipher, we ended up heading straight towards a farm – a farm that wasn’t on the map! Almost getting stuck, we contempled our situation and another SUV pulled up behind us. Together we caravanned through the desert, each armed with our “UAE off-road” guide and walkie-talkies. After running into a couple more farms and unsafe passages we almost gave up to head back the way we came but decided to give it one more try. Success – we will not be eaten by desert goats after all. The last picture is my favourite - an oasis. Mental note: come back to this spot to camp.

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