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My Bugging Days are Over, For Now

It has been a while since I have written a personal log in this blog, and today I have chosen to formally let you know, that I have now officially finished with my kite buggying. I have also stopped completely building buggies. Let me explain the reasons behind these decisions, Firstly building buggies, as you […]




Buggying Heaven – Level 5

According to Islamic beliefs, last Thursday was the occasion of Isra’ and Mi’raj  when the prophet Mohamed made a spiritual & physical journey to the furthermost mosque in Jerusalem. There he met other prophets including Jesus & John the Baptist.  He then ascended into the 7 heavens. It was at the 7th heaven he haggled […]



Another record by the Sand Yeti

My 2012 Kite Buggy log shows I did 4337.2 kms in 71 sessions, which is better than my previous best year in 2008 of 4186 kms in 75 sessions I sat for the equivalent of nearly 8 days (24 hrs per day) actually moving and 16½ hours not moving at all during 2012. My most […]


A 100 Miles

Well a 104 (167 kms) miles actually is what I did yesterday,  sat  for  6½ hours running the dunes & sabkhas during good winds. This ride included what we call the Fence run because it runs over 40 kms from the ghaf tree through the desert before arriving at a camel fence were there is […]


When the Desert Kicks

By March 2011 after 10 years of desert buggying,  I’d clocked up around 35,000 kms. During that time I’d smashed my right shoulder and busted a couple of ribs but nothing so devastating as the OBE I encountered on 4 March 2011, which left me in a debilitated & depressed state as I was unable […]


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