2008-11-12

20081112: Stuck in the Dubai Desert!

Our desert quest in Dubai begins after a 90 minute drive from Abu Dhabi!


Our trusty 4 wheel drive vehicle! A standard 2.5 litre Nissan Xtrail (only about RM 70,000 here!)

Discovering some familiar hoof patterns en-route, we noticed that the single humped herd was near by.

We explored further, and lo and behold, our discovery was made.

We then took a break under the fabled GHAF tree in the Arabian desert (somewhere in Dubai, UAE actually) to have a quick roast chicken sandwich lunch.


The 4 wheel drive trek went almost awry when the Xtrail got stuck in the desert today!


Amazingly, like an Angel descending from the heavens, a local dude was passing through in his Manual SUZUKI and assisted us in lifting out our woes!


After this grueling escapade, our attention turned to a new discovery in the desert.
Were these new plants sprouting out of the desert?

Nope, these were golf tees! The accessory to support your BALLS whilst you are driving.


Going home, we finally met up with a baby Oryx.

It was a bit shy, and sped away from us.


The final journey took us past a large camel farm along the highway.

Note: All photos taken on a Panasonic Lumix FZ28 which almost obtained 5 / 5 stars.
Read review here. The photos were not retouched in any manner. Only scaled down to 2 Megapixels from the original 10 Megapixels, and my Overlay trademark applied on the bottom right corner.