As far as I can see in front of me is only sand and sky, behind me are artificial man made lakes, to my right a cycle track leading to the cycle centre with toilets and cafe approximately 20kms away.
Sunday, 30 August 2015
Week 35 - My Sunday Photo
60 kms out of Dubai to the Middle of Nowhere at 6.30am on a Friday morning. We saw a oryx in the distance and there were camel footprints in the sand, but other than that, nothing to be seen and nothing to be heard.
As far as I can see in front of me is only sand and sky, behind me are artificial man made lakes, to my right a cycle track leading to the cycle centre with toilets and cafe approximately 20kms away.
As far as I can see in front of me is only sand and sky, behind me are artificial man made lakes, to my right a cycle track leading to the cycle centre with toilets and cafe approximately 20kms away.
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Oh my goodness! I've never seen so much nothing. It must feel strange to be surrounded by sand as far as the eye can see.
ReplyDeleteit is quite a feeling and knowing that civilisation isn't far away is reassuring
DeleteNow that is deserted and huge!
ReplyDeleteit's like that all the way to Abu Dhabi
DeleteWow! #MySundayPhoto
ReplyDeleteit is quite emotional to be out there
DeleteLooks idyllic! x
ReplyDeleteit sure is, we plan to go back one evening soon for sunset
DeleteWow fab picture! Couldnt imagine being there but it must be amazing!
ReplyDeletethank you, we go out there every friday am to walk the dog
DeleteWow. So vast - it is hard to imagine. Great photo, Kaz x
ReplyDeleteit's the only part of the desert I've seen so far without any sign of civilisation
DeleteWow, that's amazing!
ReplyDeletethank you
DeleteWow, what happens if someone breaks down? Does reduce come fairly quickly?
ReplyDeletethe cycle route is heavily populated and there are support vehicles, plus road works on the main road and a very popular desert safari all behind where i stood to take the photo, however i'm not sure what is ahead of me other than Abu Dhabi or for how far phone signal works
DeleteThats amazing, it's just goes on and on. I wonder if they'll ever build on it
ReplyDeleteThank you for linking up
it's 60kms into the desert, the nearest building is a popular desert spa some 5km behind me, after that it's another 20kms until you get to residential areas and the start of Dubai
DeleteWow, this really looks like you're in the middle of nowhere, even though you're not.
ReplyDeleteit certainly feels like it
DeleteWow, what a great photo, it looks so vast. It looks like the land goes on forever x
ReplyDeleteit goes on like that until the outskirts of Abu Dhabi a 90 minute drive away
DeleteWow - such a vast expanse.
ReplyDeleteI hope you’ll pop on over to http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/ to link up. This is a weekly photo linky party, and I hope you’ll join us each week!
i keep meaning to pop over will take a look later
DeleteOh wow, the openness and emptiness must have been somehow overwhelming. Beautiful capture.
ReplyDeleteit is lovely out there, you see an occasional oryx or camel in the distance but that's all
DeleteWhat an awesome picture!
ReplyDeletethank you
DeleteSo vast! And the horizon line is so obvious cuz of the colors! Lovely capture =) #mysundayphoto
ReplyDeletethank you, it does just seem to go for ever
DeleteLooks so peaceful and unspoilt; lovely :)
ReplyDeleteit was lovely and quite for about an hour until the other dog walkers turned up
DeleteI love it!! Hope it stays like that. A good get away from the concrete jungle
ReplyDeleteit is lovely and peaceful out there
DeleteWow such a sense of emptiness in this shot - it does look very peaceful though.
ReplyDeletei will go back and take a photo of what was behind me, the complete opposite
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