My Bugging Days are Over, For Now
It has been a while since I have written a personal log in this blog, and today I have chosen to formally let you know, that I have now officially finished with my kite buggying. I have also stopped completely building buggies. Let me explain the reasons behind these decisions, Firstly building buggies, as you […]
The Wackiest Wind Ever – Sand Yeti
Yesterday, was the weirdest of wind days I’ve ever encountered & have seen some pretty strange wind conditions in the desert over the last 2 decades. During the 30 minute drive out to my buggy spot there was a good breeze blowing. As soon as I set up my buggy, donned my body armour, it […]
Sand Yeti – Sand Storm
SAND STORM Last Friday’s forecast was for just 11 knots, therefore, I didn’t bother throwing my smallest kite in my car before heading to the ghaf tree, which as many of you would have guessed by now is about 30 minutes drive from my villa and is a lonely but magnificent tree in the Dubai […]
Buggying Heaven – Level 5
According to Islamic beliefs, last Thursday was the occasion of Isra’ and Mi’raj when the prophet Mohamed made a spiritual & physical journey to the furthermost mosque in Jerusalem. There he met other prophets including Jesus & John the Baptist. He then ascended into the 7 heavens. It was at the 7th heaven he haggled […]
The Loneliness of the Long Distant Buggier
The living ghosts of buggiers haunt me from the past. Dubai is a place of ex-pats who use the city as a stopping off point for just a few years in the hope of improving their lifestyle and of course to make some money or simply to get some overseas experience. I have seen buggiers […]
Another record by the Sand Yeti
My 2012 Kite Buggy log shows I did 4337.2 kms in 71 sessions, which is better than my previous best year in 2008 of 4186 kms in 75 sessions I sat for the equivalent of nearly 8 days (24 hrs per day) actually moving and 16½ hours not moving at all during 2012. My most […]
A 100 Miles
Well a 104 (167 kms) miles actually is what I did yesterday, sat for 6½ hours running the dunes & sabkhas during good winds. This ride included what we call the Fence run because it runs over 40 kms from the ghaf tree through the desert before arriving at a camel fence were there is […]
When the Desert Kicks
By March 2011 after 10 years of desert buggying, I’d clocked up around 35,000 kms. During that time I’d smashed my right shoulder and busted a couple of ribs but nothing so devastating as the OBE I encountered on 4 March 2011, which left me in a debilitated & depressed state as I was unable […]
