Matt: Scott and Cath wanted to go camping, I know it sounds a bit like a Janet and John story, but in this case it was true. They also wanted to go somewhere the Milo and Bud could go too, the dogs. No people around, enough space for them to run free without the fear of them hitting a main road or chasing camels. Even with the expanse of the Arabian desert, it can actually be hard to find a location to camp where you're out of the way and not surrounded by other campers. Eid brings out the camper in everyone. So we gathered the troops and set off to Al Ghail to drive a little way out into the desert and fine a good spot away from the masses. Al Ghail was a good choice, thanks Lenny, because it's not big dunes so easy to access and has rocky outcroppings to shelter us from the wind, if any. Location Map. We didn't see another camp at all - great and so peaceful.
We found a good spot and setup camp, went for a little walk around the area with the dogs, but because of the terrain there was a lot of spurs in the sand and rock and the little blighters were covered in them.
Cath and Morwenna had a mini plush catering competition going on.
Scott dug a big fire pit, helps retain the heat ya know, so much so that halfway through the evening the rocks around the fire got too hot and started splintering and firing scolding hot shards at us. It was like we ca under fire. Took us a while to work out what was going on - gave us a laugh though - at one point I seriously thought someone was throwing gravel at us.
But a fun and relaxing camping trip was had by all. Milo and Bud loved the freedom and were great fun to have along. Scot and Cath? not so much... :)
Check out the pictures here.
Question: What makes a good camping trip for you?
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