• From Dust We RideDown from the mountainsTraveler
    Riding into the unforgiving plain
    Riding into the unforgiving plainRidingKismet stays cool with a wet scarf!Even cooler with a wet shirt!Also, along the road one can find tanks of questionable but refreshing water.IronChris is also trying to be coolOn long straight roads in the heat one can lose the focus, so better be aware........of these beautiful animals.You always find great people :) shukran, habibi!FreeWoohoo!Chrawo Tours!These guys also fancy some refreshments. The bees providing the famous Saudi honey

    The Anvil of the Sun

    July 15 in Saudi Arabia ⋅ ☀️ 44 °C

    From Medina to Al Ula - crossing a furnace

    It's hot.
    You don't feel the sweat since it's so dry the moisture doesn't exist, but at the end of the day, the shirt is encrusted in white salt. Hence, we drink water (well, obviously), a dissolved mother solution of two spoons of salt, six spoons of sugar. And the water is also hot.
    You can not escape the heat, everything we touch is just hot. The eyes get red as a result of heat and dryness.
    It's a blow-dryer, and sometimes a wave of fire on the skin...

    In other words: Again, an epic day and what a pleasure to ride through this land!    Read more