My scariest night in Liwa

I've traveled a lot by car in different places in UAE. Nowhere, however, have I ever been as scared as I was one night on 2 Sept 2007 in the Liwa desert.

It was on the first day of my trip from Al Ain to Liwa in the desert. The day was cold and Ahmed got sick at the night. We were lost in the desert and Mohammed forgets the GPS. We were looking for the place to set up the tents and get rest.

We saw the scorpions while we were cooking. Ahmed and Mohammed made a fire. We were listening to music and I tried to keep my friends unafraid.

We saw a old man come to us we were thinking if he was a ghost. The old man was rid the camel and he always traveled once a year from Al Ain to Liwa. The old man had shown us the right way.

We will never going to any desert without GPs or Map. I've learned to have self trust and how to keep everything on the right way.