There is lots of rubbish in the desert, some is really undesirable like plastic bottles, barbed wire and old tin cans, whilst some is also interesting with presumably a tale to tell that we’ll never know, like both of the old kettles picked up recently. This post is dedicated to a few of the larger items left lying in the sands that we have come across during our off road trips:
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Carhenge – a favourite of Oasis Offroaders |
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Carhenge – a few months later, the sand is swallowing it up |
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Somewhere in the nature reserve on the way to Hameem |
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The Tanker – another photo opportunity |
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This abandoned Toyota is somewhere east of Liwa |
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Another pickup – this time between Al Ain & Hameem |
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Still pristine but abandoned a couple of dunes back from Al Ain airport |
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And finally, this really is a ship wreck – near The Green Community, Dubai |