tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post114322630324529088..comments2024-03-17T17:36:38.142+01:00Comments on M and J Adventures: Rocky Hajjar Picture Shownzmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160346268566279764noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1154079157612963132006-07-28T11:32:00.000+02:002006-07-28T11:32:00.000+02:00Duncan - my God - what a lucky escape!As you say, ...Duncan - my God - what a lucky escape!<BR/><BR/>As you say, it must have been so scary, yet so exhilarating and amazing to see a powerful force of nature such as you did.<BR/><BR/>Thank goodness that you got out of it safely.nzmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160346268566279764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1154074131426250912006-07-28T10:08:00.000+02:002006-07-28T10:08:00.000+02:00Hey- Just saw your pic's of the Wadi Bih route was...Hey- Just saw your pic's of the Wadi Bih route washout- we were actually hiking up one of the valleys just off the main route, when a huge black cloud loomed! We were about an hour and a half up the valley, which was a precarious route in good weather let alone when it started to absolutely tip it down. We all ran to the nearest shelter, while the rain began to turn the steep valley sides into a teeming mass of waterfalls, rock slides and thundering boulders rolling down the valley. It was truly amazing!(not to mention scary!). Anyhow, after maybe 20 minutes of very intense rain and wind, we came out of our rock hole and the valley was a raging torrent, and as we carefully made our way down, traversing the valley sides, we caught sight of our cars down on the main valley floor. They were up to their bonnets in a river of water and debris! By the time we'd made it down to the cars, the water line had receeded, leaving our cars surrounded with boulders and stones. We were lucky to have parked earlier in the day (when it was perfectly sunny and pleasant) just behind a fairly large boulder, which seemed to have staved off the worst of the boulder movement. In the end some local guys came and helped us out of the valley floor. One of the most amazing things was that after two or three minutes of driving back down the valley, it was completely dry! We followed the head of the surge, as it went down the valley. It just shows you how careful you have to be in the 'rainy season'- these localised storms can come from anywhere- you can see how you could quite easily be caught out if you were in a ravine type wadi like Tayiba or somewhere like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1143317177040770662006-03-25T21:06:00.000+01:002006-03-25T21:06:00.000+01:00i LOVE the pics! :Di LOVE the pics! :Dflaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10608444097834518404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1143282558611232002006-03-25T11:29:00.000+01:002006-03-25T11:29:00.000+01:00SKS: those SA pics show exactly how it happens her...SKS: those SA pics show exactly how it happens here. Anything near a wadi in heavy rains risks being swept away in flash floods. Writing this made me realise that we didn't see any goats in the wadi yesterday. They most likely fell victim to the torrent.<BR/><BR/>Kaya: you can reach me at: nzm_uae(at)hotmail.com<BR/><BR/>Keefie: Thanks. Nothing beats your "Whoops-a-daisy, Apostasy" title - that's got to be a classic! I'm still trying to write the Jordan post with the pics!nzmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160346268566279764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1143278614776652972006-03-25T10:23:00.000+01:002006-03-25T10:23:00.000+01:00Nice title, wonderful pics.Nice title, wonderful pics.Keefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04820411415545249138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1143269160847855812006-03-25T07:46:00.000+01:002006-03-25T07:46:00.000+01:00hi nzmHow can I mail you?Could not find you email....hi nzm<BR/>How can I mail you?<BR/>Could not find you email......*https://www.blogger.com/profile/02352405997577905891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1143239604128012142006-03-24T23:33:00.000+01:002006-03-24T23:33:00.000+01:00WOW, amazing what nature can do! It's even more am...WOW, amazing what nature can do! It's even more amazing for us unknowing Europeans - we always associate Arabia, the Emirates et al with heat and deserts...total ignorance of course:) I've found some interesting images of rain destruction in Saudi Arabia that should straighten the myth of the rainless Middle East here: http://www.toursaudiarabia.com/rain.htmlShazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11091239558989303232noreply@blogger.com