Today we started our little expedition into the Rub al Khali. We started in Riyadh at 07:30 in the morning and driving past Huffuf we arrived at the HQ in Batha at 2.30 pm. This unit is at the border crossing to Qatar. We had a very warm welcome by the commander and great hospitality. We received a briefing by the staff and after a nice lunch we where escorted to our accommodation. It was the guesthouse belonging to the Customs authorities.
Nice afternoon writing our report and waiting for lunch to arrive. This is the beginning of a nice and exciting trip. We are at the entrance of the Empty Quarter and tomorrow we will have 8 hours of driving through one of the most exciting deserts in the world.
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