Edge of the Word – Riyadh – Matthew of Arabia

2.5 hours drive to reach the Edge of the World. 1,5 hours is off road to get to this remote location.

After hiking around for two hours, our tour company took us to a desert camp for dinner, music and sheesha. Middle of the desert with no lights or facilities as far as you could see.

As we were waiting for dinner, tour guide asked if anybody wanted to hike into desert to go into a cave to see bats. Of course I volunteered and Charlotte did not. Hike was out into the dark with only my cell phone for light. This is a picture of the camp from a distance.

When we arrived at the cave entrance, all I could think of was Indiana Jones. Several people asked, “Are we going down there?”

The cave was fairly long. It was super hot and humid inside. And bats were flying around.

The next morning on the way back to Dhahran we stopped at Heit cave. This was a good opportunity to take advantage of the Jeep. I didn’t make it down to the water. The intense heat, steep decline and lack of water stopped my half way down.