Bikes and Arabian Oryx
One of the great things about an early morning ride on the Al Qudra bike path is the sense of solitude (unless you are cycling with a group). Sure you see other cyclists passing in the opposite direction but, for most of the time you are alone with your thoughts. It was a week day morning and there were not many people out on their bikes and when you are alone it comes as a little shock when you see thing out of the ordinary. This was for the case for me when I started to build up speed on one of the two decent downhill sections for the 49 km ride when two Arabian Oryx wandered across the track in front of me. I stopped and grabbed my mobile to take a few snaps before I noticed that further down the track was a somewhat dispersed herd of about 20 O ryx grazing on the sparse shoots of green grass. I was able to get a few photos before getting back on the bike. Not wanting to be late for Kate and the girls who needed ...