Desert Camping Trip

On December 21 we took our first desert camping trip to a spot in the dunes between Al Ain And Abu Dhabi. We joined 3 other families for a grand total of 9 kids under the age of 6. This is the ride out to the dunes through endless seas of sand. The roadsides, even out here in the middle of nowhere, are irrigated with surface drip lines running for kilometer after kilometer to create that sense of lush landscape (!)

Ubiquitous powerlines and the occasional farm.

Yes. Those are camels being walked on the side of the road.

Our fearless leader, Scott, scopes out the route down to the wadi we must drive through to reach the sweet camping spot.

Desert explorers

The Spot.

The Pajero.

The dunes.