Where in the world are Duane and Gayle?: The Safari....

A five hour excursion....picked up by our driver Yesof - we are brought to the Bedouin - the desert dunes. Let the fun begin....Hoping I can add the video as well....

So much fun in my arabian pants....a definite must
do when you come to visit. You have to look the
part to truly experience and appreciate the safari!

Yesef our driver....assures me he is skilled and no worries! Hoping
something was not lost in the translation like "Hi, I'm Yesef and I 'm
your driver and this is my third day"....

We were picked up at our hotel and brought to the dunes. We
were in Toyota Land Cruisers and here they are removing air so
we can drive on the sand.

Checking the engines....it sounded like a Formula One race....

I'm ready.....let's roll!

Drivers releasing the air and checking each others tires.

It's a camel herd! They came over to greet us!

So docile, not agressive at all. Quite playful at times.

All eating and drinking and if you look to the right of center you can
see the elder on the ground eating and drinking, not standing up.

My new friend Adil....that is arabic for honest. The hair on the
body is very coarse. Around their neck it is smoother. Their
eyes are beautiful.

Engines revving and we're off!

A SUV after us coming down the dune!

And now they are doing side ways....very fast!

Yesef our driver stopped to show us what happens to unruly passengers....
honestly, its the carcass of a camel. But it made us laugh!

Well that slide down on the dune was too fast was too much for the right passenger tire....
Anyone know the number to AAA in Abu Dhabi?

If you look closely just beyond the bush you can see
the SUV tire rim.

Gorgeous sunset.....and also the tire change is taking a little too long.

No AAA, just a friend with a kit. The driver rushes up a
dune and wedges the vehicle up, like a natural
jack to fix the tire. Two tries and they were in business.

Or so we thought....now the battery is dead and the SUV is stuck.

Yep, that's stuck!

Looks like it did when we started. Seriously does anyone have a signal?
We may need help, just saying.

Let's jump the car, move it and then fix tire.

A lot of talk....so what is there to do?

You climb to the top of a dune and say "the sky is the limit!"

And you keep climbing.....

Well, the car got fixed and hopefully I can upload the video of the ride.
We arrived at camp and we had more time with camels and rode them too.

Lots of fun...

Now you can't hear, but the sounds are like a baby cooing.

It's getting windy....note to all contact wearers....don't! The sand gets on
and in everything. Don't rub eyes, it just gets worse.

Base camp as the sun goes down....iftar (celebration feast) is about to be served.

It is hot, cooling a bit.... iftar is about to start.

Not the best picture....but we are coming in from our camel ride.
Not scary to ride....scariest part, seriously is the camel getting up
and down....it is abrupt and you hang onto the saddle for dear life....

Super exposed....but you can see me on the camel!

Rice...YUM! BBQ chicken and shish kabob were excellent.
Tabbouleh- a little like pico de gallo, tasty!

There were a variety of tents....peeking in this one they had hookah's.
They had water and at the top is foil and they place coals that smelled fruity.
I was told that it was like strawberry. I took their word for it. :-)