Saturday, February 5, 2011

Pleasant Morning

Second day was greeted by the mountain with green icing. Next to where we camped was a hot spring. Nice!

Friday, February 4, 2011

End of Day One - Al Ain

At the foothill of Jabal Hafeet. At the background is the winding road up the hill. Nice ride, totally different from Qatar.

After UAE Border

Stopped for lunch after crossing the UAE border

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Confirmed Bikers

I guess this is the final list of the bikers
  1. Tiar - Harley Roadking
  2. Arie - Harley Roadking
  3. Edo - Harley Roadking
  4. Fadzli - Harley Ultra
  5. Daru - Dyna Fat Bob
  6. Taufiq - Dyna Street Bob
  7. Zaenal - BMW 1200
  8. Hafiz - Kawasaki 1400
  9. Faizal - Honda CBR 1000
  10. Ugie - the ever important photographer + support car

Route and Schdule

No.Direction/NameDistancePositionDoha TimeRemarks
Start Day 1 - Friday
1Woqood Rayyan0 mN25 17.857 E51 26.7875:00
Gather/Solat5:30
Meet Tiar at Nahla Petrol5:40
14Al Samrah/5/Saudi Arabia94.3 kmN24 44.004 E50 49.9426:34
Border Crossing - Re Group after Saudi Border8:34
17Albatha/85/United Arab Emirates235 kmN24 07.118 E51 35.4469:57
Border Crossing - Re Group after UAE Border11:57
Solat Jumaat + Lunch13:27
21Take the E22 ramp to the right towards Al Ain566 kmN24 18.358 E54 36.01016:59
Day 2 - Saturday7:00
36Al Ain/Madheef Border Crossing/Oman699 kmN24 13.960 E55 46.1797:00
Border Crossing8:30
80Ibri856 kmN23 13.045 E56 30.36710:13
93Jabal Shams Heights Rest House965 kmN23 13.606 E57 12.07812:20
Provision for sightseing16:20
Day 3 - Sunday7:00
104Nizwa1046 kmN22 56.030 E57 31.8678:27
129Sur1343 kmN22 34.625 E59 30.36213:10
143Tiwi1394 kmN22 49.714 E59 15.40714:12
Provision for sightseing17:12
Day 4 - Monday7:00
178Muscat1554 kmN23 36.909 E58 35.4709:54
Provision for sightseing16:54
Day 5 - Tuesday7:00
220Sohar1783 kmN24 21.000 E56 43.99612:09
Provision for sightseing
Day 6 - Wednesday7:00
241Shinas/Khatemt Malahah/Rt-1/Uae1870 kmN24 58.622 E56 21.9167:52
263Fujairah1891 kmN25 07.304 E56 20.0398:13
286Dubai2019 kmN25 16.167 E55 18.5199:42
Provision for sightseing / Bike Week - All Day16:42
Day 7 - Thursday
Provision for sightseing / Bike Week - All Day
Day 8 - Friday7:00
307Abu Dhabi2163 kmN24 26.636 E54 25.1448:30
321Albatha/85/United Arab Emirates12521 kmN24 07.118 E51 35.44612:24
Border Crossing13:54
336Take the 2nd right onto Salwa Rd2760 kmN25 14.944 E51 28.33216:13
Border Crossing17:43
352Doha2768 kmN25 17.674 E51 31.16617:51
17:51
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