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Wednesday Night Fewbie Plus Drive - Coffee Club: Al Fayah South - Abu Dhabi - 09 Sep 2026

    

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Coffee Club: Al Fayah South

A moonless night, a fresh stretch of Al Fayah South, and absolutely no guarantee that the route ahead will make any sense.

We’ll be heading into darker, less predictable terrain where vegetation, wildlife and dead ends are all part of the experience. Expect a bit of scouting, a bit of rerouting, and probably a few moments where the only sensible plan is to see what happens next.

The lack of moonlight should make this one feel properly dark, but as the saying goes:

You can’t be scared of what you can’t see.

We’ll keep the pace relaxed, enjoy the exploration, and finish with the most important part of any Coffee Club drive: iced coffee lattes, camp chairs and some good conversation under the desert sky.

Camp chair is mandatory. No chair, no latte. 😎

And because it’s a school night…

You’ll be home before midnight — assuming you live in Abu Dhabi. 🌙

MUST READ AND COMPLY

DRIVE DETAILS

Level:  Fewbie Plus and above

Meeting time: 20:00 (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/tb3SsK7izt9KKJnV9?g_st=aw

Co-ords: 24.2551944, 55.0405556

Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance.

What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

Approximate finish time: 23:00 

P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive.

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE

  • This drive is limited to 6 cars only. RSVP will close on Wednesday 17:00
  • If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once someone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list.
  • Latecomers will be returned back - Without any exceptions.
  • Members without RSVP will be returned back - Without any exceptions.
  • Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others.
  • Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month
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_luke_

Hello and Happy Wednesday

Its going to be a dark night tonight, no moon to guide us... 

If you can't make it, please drop out before 5pm when I post the convoy.. otherwise, see you tonight, and

DONT FORGET YOUR CHAIR 😁

@ChrisW @Piotr. @Noufal @Giacomo

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_luke_

Its 17:01. Drive is now LOCKED!

See you tonight ready to drive at 20:00. We will be using lucky channel 8 (446.181) 🎱

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Piotr.

Looks like it will be Jeep and Ford exploration trip. 

btw: I will take decaf ice latte (if I not forget)

 

seen you soon

 

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Drive Summary

We kicked off at 20:00 with a short warm-up loop while @Noufal made his way over after trusting one of Google’s more imaginative “roads” and running a little late.

The warm-up quickly delivered a couple of really nice ridge climbs, and from the top we spotted some promising terrain further out in the distance.

Promising, as it turned out, meant deep, soft sand. Lots of it. And plenty of vegetation thrown in for good measure.

Refusals were kept to a minimum until I managed to get crested, as usual, on an otherwise beautiful ridge line while trying to cross back to the right.

“Got scared, got stuck.”

A nice shovelling session followed by a little finessing with the winch by @Giacomo has us all moving again fairly quickly.

From there we found some smooth, flowing bowls and had a relaxed cruise around before the most important part of the evening began: Coffee Club.

Both caf and decaf (thanks @Piotr.) were on offer, followed by a good chat in the sand.

A fun, easygoing night with some nice terrain, a little exploration, one predictable stuck, and plenty of coffee.

Here is a nice pic from @ChrisW of me wondering how it all went so wrong. again 😂.

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Noufal

@_luke_ thank you for coming back and getting me. Indeed google map does crazy stuff. 
after a long drive it was worth exploring these untapped dunes. With super soft sands every one drove like pro’s. 
@Giacomo it was good meeting you. 

@Piotr. thank you for the amazing videos and pictures. It was fun driving with you. 
@ChrisW thank you for guiding me on refusals and encouraging when done right. 
 

it was good night with some amazing cold coffee. 

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