COVID 19 Compliant - Morning Fewbie Desert Drive - Suwaydan to Faya - Sharjah - 08 Jan 2021

[Karthik Krishnakumar]

Just now, Vanessa8580 said:

You can join @Karthik Krishnakumar

thanks Vanessa , see you tomorrow . 

[Vanessa8580]

@Syed Raza Hussain

@Karthik Krishnakumar

You have been added to this drive.

 

[Vanessa8580]

updated convoy numbering

Attendees	Level	Car	Pos #
Vanessa8580	Advance	Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Blue	1
Jon M	Fewbie	Mitsubishi Montero Sport Black	2
Syed Raza Hussain	Fewbie	Mitsubishi Pajero Gen3	3
Ranjan Das	Fewbie	Landrover Discovery	4
sri ganesh	Fewbie	Mitsubishi Pajero	5
Rizwan Waheed	Fewbie	Mitsubishi Pajero	6
Nivin	Advance	Nissan X-terra blue	7
Yusuf esaf	Fewbie	Nissan Patrol	8
Vineeth John Joseph	Fewbie	Nissan Xterra	9
Kartik Krishnakumar	Fewbie	Jeep Wrangler SWB Yellow	10
Alex Pol	Fewbie	Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 2020	11
Jack Thomas	Fewbie	Ford F150	12
Salarios	Fewbie	Nissan Patrol black	13

[Syed Raza Hussain]

4 hours ago, Vanessa8580 said:

There is a drop out, you can join if you want @Syed Raza Hussain

Sorry @Vanessa8580 but i made other plans for tomorrow after the final list. So wont be joining.

[Salarios]

Thank you @Vanessa8580 and the entire team for an incredible day today. It was a good mix of technical dunes in the beginning, an exhilirating ride up Faya Mountain, and finally a nice cruise through the bowls. Here are a few snaps of the day. 

Have a great weekend everyone! 

Cheers, 

Salar 

Edited January 8, 2021 by Salarios
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[Ranjan Das]

Thank you @Vanessa8580 for leading such a terrific drive through the technical dunes to the big Faya and everything in between. I look forward to returning to Faya to conquer the heights but today's experience was just splendid. thanks!

@sri ganesh thank you for watching my back

Have posted some snaps in the gallery

wish you all a great weekend ahead.

[Vanessa8580]

Drive report 

It was quite chilly this morning and the heavy wind made it even feel colder than it was. I was happy to have my hoodie en my scarf with me and I had my seat warmers on in the car ....

Once everyone arrived and deflated, I did a quick briefing and we started to move. I explained in my briefing that we were going to do some technical terrain first, then a few kilometers on a dirt track before we would reach Faya. We had no issues at all in Suweydan and could keep a good pace so we reached Faya after 1 hour.

Luckily it was very quiet at Faya so everyone had a turn to try and make it all the way up from the front. @Salarios @Yusuf Esaf @AlexPol @Jack Thomas @Nivin @Vineeth John Joseph @Karthik Krishnakumar and even @Jon M with the Montero Sport made it up ! He was very impressed with his car and he had a smile from 1 ear to the other !! The 3 Pajero's all had a try but couldn't make it and @Ranjan Das missed a few horses I'm afraid or maybe it was the very heavy tyres on his car, he was a bit disappointed he couldn't make it up but he will make it one day ....

After a while, we saw @sertac convoy approaching so we made space and moved on to the bowls behind Faya. It was getting a little more busy in the area with a lot of different other convoys so we had to be careful. Everyone drove very well in and out the bowls and we didn't have any mayor issue just a few refusals which could be handled very easily. After last week's drive with a lot of shoveling, I didn't have to take out my shovel this week ! Thank you @Nivin and @Salarios for all your guidance over the radio, I was lucky to have such good support.

I think everyone had a lot of fun, I sure did have a lot of fun, and I hope to see everyone again very soon .....

 

[Karthik Krishnakumar]

@Vanessa8580  was such a lovely ride really enjoyed going up the Faya Dune  , thank you guys for an amazing weekend @Nivin @Salarios. 

 

[M.Seidam]

6 hours ago, Salarios said:

Thank you @Vanessa8580 and the entire team for an incredible day today. It was a good mix of technical dunes in the beginning, an exhilirating ride up Faya Mountain, and finally a nice cruise through the bowls. Here are a few snaps of the day. 

Have a great weekend everyone! 

Cheers, 

Salar 

Nice snaps @Salarios

[AlexPol]

2 hours ago, Vanessa8580 said:

Drive report 

It was quite chilly this morning and the heavy wind made it even feel colder than it was. I was happy to have my hoodie en my scarf with me and I had my seat warmers on in the car ....

Once everyone arrived and deflated, I did a quick briefing and we started to move. I explained in my briefing that we were going to do some technical terrain first, then a few kilometers on a dirt track before we would reach Faya. We had no issues at all in Suweydan and could keep a good pace so we reached Faya after 1 hour.

Luckily it was very quiet at Faya so everyone had a turn to try and make it all the way up from the front. @Salarios @Yusuf Esaf @AlexPol @Jack Thomas @Nivin @Vineeth John Joseph @Karthik Krishnakumar and even @Jon M with the Montero Sport made it up ! He was very impressed with his car and he had a smile from 1 ear to the other !! The 3 Pajero's all had a try but couldn't make it and @Ranjan Das missed a few horses I'm afraid or maybe it was the very heavy tyres on his car, he was a bit disappointed he couldn't make it up but he will make it one day ....

After a while, we saw @sertac convoy approaching so we made space and moved on to the bowls behind Faya. It was getting a little more busy in the area with a lot of different other convoys so we had to be careful. Everyone drove very well in and out the bowls and we didn't have any mayor issue just a few refusals which could be handled very easily. After last week's drive with a lot of shoveling, I didn't have to take out my shovel this week ! Thank you @Nivin and @Salarios for all your guidance over the radio, I was lucky to have such good support.

I think everyone had a lot of fun, I sure did have a lot of fun, and I hope to see everyone again very soon .....

 

Thanks @Vanessa8580, it was great morning with beautiful sunrise, amazing red dunes and great people. Appreciate your efforts, very positive atmosphere and interesting and sometimes challenging route.

See you all guys in the dunes for next drives. Have a lovely weekend.

1 hour ago, Mohamed Seidam said:

Nice snaps @Salarios

So great photos, very nice views! Thanks for sharing.