Agong's Birthday Celebration

Majlis Sambutan Hari Keputeraan
Seri Paduka Baginda Yang DiPertuan Agong
Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin
on 12 Jun 2009 at Tamouh Cafe, Reem Island,
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Tasty Little Kaya Bun

2D1N Off-road RAK: Falaj Al Moalla

Part1: Jabel As Sayh(1)
Part2: Jabel As Sayh(2)
Part3: Acacia Forest
Part4: Khor A'Najd
Part5: Stairway to Heaven

Date: 23 May 2009

We had a quick lunch at Burger King
Later we headed to the Falaj Al Moalla
before we drove back home

Falaj Al Moalla, an attractive natural oasis,
is located 50kms southeast of Umm Al Quwain city

Flora & Founa-The forests of ghaf trees
Wonderful desert scenery
The areas will becomes incredibly green after good rains
Ghaf Trees offer good places for picnic, camping or resting

Camel racetrack after the Ghaf forest
Used less now than in the past
Some small farms with camels,
sheep and goats in the middle of the desert

2D1N Off-road RAK: Stairway to Heaven

Part1:Jabel as Sayh(1)
Part2:Jabel as Sayh(2)
Part3:Acacia Forest
Part4:Khor A'Najd

Date: 23 May 2009

Back to Khasab town
we stopped at the beach again & took some photo

Fishermen and thier fish

Put the fish for drying under the hot sun
We proceed to the checkpoint,
winding down the last few miles of the coast road.

From the checkpoint we drove till we reached
the Ras Al Khaimah cement factory roundabout
Make a U-turn from the roundabout past
the RAK cement factory we turned right onto
the tarmac road, through Wadi Galilah
passed the dam and turned left
and drove for another 3 km
I think we reached the place where the hike and
the pain begins according to our explorer guide book
We didn't climb the mountain for this this was a very long
and extremely dangerous hike that you can imagine

We parked our car just before a couple of
inhabited houses and took some photos of the mountain
The real hike began at a two-storey house
Panoramic view (click to enlarge)