Our first time "out" in the desert was back in October and I am finally putting my pictures on the blog! We went "out" with friends from our small group at church and had the best time. For safety reasons you should never go out in the desert with less than three vehicles.
The first thing you do is let air out of your tires so your vehicle won't get stuck in the sand. Those of us in non-four-wheel-drives left our cars on the side of the road and caught "rides" in.
Off we go to find a great sight!
The first things the kids do when they jump out is run up the biggest dune and find the fastest way down!! Some bring boogie boards, saucers, and even cardboard. Others just roll the whole way down!
Setting up before the sun sets. We enjoyed the nice cool breezes and all ate our "picnic'" dinners we brought in. But before dinner we went out for our first bit of "dune bashing". It's when you drive like a crazy nut up and down the dunes.
A pretty sunset!
Seeing the dunes the first time was amazing!
Yep, our friend got stuck! First he tried letting a bit more air out of the tires. Then we called back to "camp" for help. The reason why you never go out alone!
Barry standing on top of a dune, so help knows where to come.
Here comes the calvary!!
Just as our help arrived so did a local Emirate with his four sons. He gave the men a
lesson in "reading" the sand, knowing where to drive and where not to. Barry said it
was quite fascinating
He then showed them how to let the air out until it ran "cool" on your hand.
And a push and out it came without having to tie it off to another car and yank!
And a campfire to complete the evening!!! It was a well spent five hours!
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FUN!
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