Saturday, 30 March 2013

Sandstorm

We got caught in our first sandstorm the other night. A wall of sand bellowed towards us, apart from the lack of a “mummified face” growling after us, it was pretty much just like the movies. We lost our vision and had to navigate by looking for the side of the road and surging on (a note to the kiddies: you are supposed to pull over to the side and wait it out, a note to the grown ups: you are such a pussy if you pull over – in fact I recommend you don’t drop less than 40). It was a little surreal to be driving around in this but was an experience I am glad to have experienced. Who would have thought that scene in the latest Mission Impossible where they are driving through Dubai during the sandstorm was the most realistic thing in the movie?

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