Off-road: Wadi Sidr/Sana

Date: 16 Oct 2009

This in an interesting alternative route to the east coast
from the village of Al Ghail on Wadi Sidr/Sana.

Start our journey at 7.30am
after 1.5hours drive, we reached Al Dhaid, Sharjah.
We stop for breakfast at Al Dhaid Restaurant
Our breakfast
After breakfast we look for the signpost to Al Ghail
and from there we drive to the village of Al Ghail
Al Ghail Village
from the mosque we keep to the left head straight
on the track pass the water tower
In the wadi bed (Wadi Al Fara)...continue driving
a small graveyard on our left at Wadi Al Fara
continue driving....to Wadi Sidr
Donkey at Wadi Sidr
Wadi Sidr lined with plantations
continue straight along the wadi,
pass several groups of houses and a dam

Houses at Wadi Sidr
Wadi Sidr Dam
Children walk to the mosque for praying
After the dam and continue on the new tarmac road,
heading straight along Wadi Sidr

Camel posing at the road side
pass through the mountain and the tarmac road
ends in a village near a small shop.

Back to the track road
Camel on the track road
Continue on this track
the fertile little valley on our left
up the hill between the road and along the ridge above
the fertile little valley on our left. Continue climbing until
we reach the plateau on top of the hill
View from the plateau
some "kodak" moment at the plateau
continue downhill to the valley bottom
quite steep and rough in places
The village of Sana from far
Reach Sana Village we drive on the tarmac road
to meet up the Dibba-Masafi road.