Over the weekend Chris and I went desert camping with Katonya (another English Medium Teacher from our school). We went to a camp in Al Khazna (which is near Al Ain). The journey took around two hours. All was running smoothly, until we took the turn off towards the camp. Here there was a build up of sand across the road from a sandstorm which took place the previous night. This resulted in Chris’s car getting stuck in the sand! The problem was soon solved though as the camp staff arrived to rescue the car and drove us the rest of the way in one of their four by fours.
Once we arrived, we had a look at our accommodation. We were staying in tents with proper beds. You could describe it more as glamping than camping! Our first activity was dune bashing (being driven around the desert in a four by four). There were several cars out into the desert at the same time, which was quite lucky really, as for the second time that day, we got stuck in the sand! However, with the help of the other drivers, we were soon back on our journey! After the dune bashing, we had various different activities to choose from, including camel riding and sand boarding.
Later in the evening we had a barbeque buffet dinner. Then we watched a film about the development of the U.A.E. by the camp fire. We then went out into the desert for a night walk before heading to bed. We had a good night’s sleep. Then the next morning, we had breakfast and headed back to Madinat Zayed, after a thoroughly enjoyable weekend.
My Adventures in the United Arab Emirates 