30/03/2009

Trip to IBRI

 

On March 27th, we went to Ibri. Our primary goal was to visit a wild cave but we got stopped on the way because a 4WD was required to access the entrance of the cave.

However, we had a good time climbing the mountain next to it. Our efforts were worthwhile since we had a great view on the stones desert and we found some marine life fossils on the way.

The weather was good : warm and slightly cloudy. When we reached the top of the mountain, it was very windy therefore we did not feel the heat that much. However, one of the Omani girl climbing with us passed out due to a heat stroke. I had to apply my emergency responder techniques to get her to feel better. I, too, felt dizzy on the way home due to the excess of heat. Hopefully, the headache and dizziness were gone the following morning.

 

On the way to Ibri, some part of the highway through the desert is straight line and radar-free. I reached 189km/h with 4 persons inboard my brave Tida.

We could not play for long because the highway stopped with no warning sign. Can you imagine driving at 140-150km/h and the road ends with barriers?

1 commentaire:

Anonyme a dit…

come back to Oman - it will rain and you can be certain not to get heat stroke