With military precision, on the dot of 6.30 am we pulled out of our Amazing pop-up camp situated slap bang in the middle of nowhere. Thanks to the brilliant support team we had been fed, watered and were suitably rested . Well I say ‘rested’, but in reality it’s always tempting when being offered ludicrously good wine to have ‘just one more glass’ after dinner! This can result in a slight protest from your body to “ rise and shine “ at 5.15 am !
My first Bentley day and it certainly didn’t disappoint! What a magnificent beast it is. These cars are simply the personification of early automotive excellence. Over Ninety years old but somehow timeless, simultaneously elegant, rugged and unstoppable. The morning breeze was welcome as we crossed yet more desert scrub for an hour or so.
This quite quickly gave way to a blistering 44 degrees of dry heat. But as I found out the USP of driving across desert is the sandblasting exfoliation thrown in for free. The result not dissimilar to an ‘Essex Girl’ following the overzealous application of fake tan.
All we had for company was the odd lorry heading in the opposite direction . Delighted to report that lorry driver all over the world share a common language (see photo below).
Now for the ‘Elephant in the Ger’, AKA The getting lost controversy.
The facts dear jury: In short, just before midday half the convoy went one way, the other 90 degrees the other direction.
Result: muchos dicking around in 45 degree heat.
A formal evening inquiry was brought to order:
For the prosecution: Philistine.
For the defense: Everyone else.
Verdict: It was somebody else’s fault .
Perhaps it’s only when you find yourself in one of natures genuine wildernesses that you start to appreciate the raw beauty of emptiness. Who would think that nothingness could be so breathtaking? No picture you take can capture the overwhelming sense of solitude. Perhaps that’s exactly what an adventure really is. The realisation that simply watching Planet Earth on your high res, ultra HD widescreen TV at home isn’t actually the same as experiencing it. Obs, no disrespect to HRH St David A intended.
250 clicks covered , cars all purring and spirts running high . 10 hour plus on the move and hey presto up pops another Ger village like a mirage on a flat dust plane .
Did someone say showers?
