Off the Map : Crossing the Empty Quarter
"Where does adventure end and stupidity begin?" It's a question that three young Canadians asked themselves regularly since their journey began. In the comfort of home, their plans seemed well-thought out and solid. "Besides," the trio thought, "if Wilfred Thesiger could do this fifty years ago, we can do it today - we've got it all so wired." They set off to retrace Thesiger's daring 1949 route through the Empty Quarter of Saudi Arabia. Fifty years later, the desert still does not surrender willingly to the latest technological advancement or topographic maps.
