Blog 30 Halat Ammar to Tabuk
14th October
Hotels are not evenly spread across this vast landscape so to go beyond Tabuk would mean another night under the stars but my equipment needs charging, my blogs need writing and I need a good nights sleep. I am without batteries for the bike just now so it is a hard ride and to be fair to Yamaha this is not about an ordinary human powered ride, it is about presenting to the world an electric bicycle that if good enough to be ridden around the world, it's good enough for folks back home to ride to the shops or go on their own wonderful adventure.
Nothing happened today except it got hot and then hotter. I rode a mere 65 miles but the tail wind turned from the north to a westerly, hard for today but as I turn west tommorow I am hoping the wind direction will keep to that trend. But it's all about keeping focus, keeping the mind alert in sand fields of nothingness, where the the bluffs seem unreal and the rocky outcrops suddenly appear, places on earth on which no one has ever stood, because when you look again, they're not there.
View from my Handlebars
It was a short day. Just getting used to the desert riding, to the heat. I had a thought that maybe, no, most likely I was the only cyclist cycling across the Middle East that very moment. In the whole of Saudi Arabia there was only one person on a bicycle riding across this dusty plain.
Map of the Day
Slope is a high-speed 3D arcade game in which the player controls a ball rolling down an endless slope.
Reading about that stretch of desert makes me realize how much mental grit you need when it’s just you and the wind. It reminds me of the decision-making dilemmas I’ve explored over at Choicer Voicer, where small choices really shape the entire journey. Stay safe out there in the heat—it sounds like a brutal but incredible experience.
Reading this made me think about how challenging solo adventures like this can be, especially in such extreme conditions. The part about feeling like the only cyclist in the entire region really resonated—it's such a unique perspective. I’ve explored the idea of remote journeys myself on Crazy Cattle 3D, but nothing this intense. Respect for pushing through the heat and solitude!
This is a game that offers players a Slope run reflex test in the high speed track.
This is a vivid account of endurance and exploration — the combination of physical challenge and surreal landscapes makes it feel almost otherworldly. It’s impressive how much focus is needed in such conditions. After reading stories like this, I sometimes relax with Wheelie Life, a simple wheelie and stunt-based game that’s easy to enjoy