Morning Fewbie Plus Desert Drive - Sweihan Adevntures - Abu Dhabi - 29 May 2022

[Gregory]

@Srikumar I reluctantly need to pull out from the drive tomorrow 😔 but looking forward to the next one 👍

Maybe this gives @ASAD. a chance to come off the waitlist, onto the drive. 

Have fun everybody! 

[Srikumar]

Alright Sweihan boys and girls, we are less than 12 hours from the start of the drive. Convoy Numbering would be announced during the briefing. See you at 5:00 AM.

P.S. Those who arrive late by the usual couple of minutes, will be volunteering for all the shoveling duties for tomorrow. 😂

[Ranjan Das]

Hi All, on E66, ADNOC Al Bida (859) seems to be the nearest fuel station to the starting point. Any other suggestions?

[Mohamad Anwer]

17 minutes ago, Ranjan Das said:

Hi All, on E66, ADNOC Al Bida (859) seems to be the nearest fuel station to the starting point. Any other suggestions?

I have checked @Ranjan Das on line  found the same petrol station. 

[Mohamad Anwer]

4 minutes ago, Mohamad Anwer said:

I have checked @Ranjan Das on line  found the same petrol station. 

Sorry @Ranjan Dasthere us a closer one please see attached. 

[Ranjan Das]

14 minutes ago, Mohamad Anwer said:

Sorry @Ranjan Dasthere us a closer one please see attached. 

Great! Thanks @Mohamad Anwer

[Looper]

@Ranjan Das, @Mohamad Anwer for all drives at Sweihan the nearest fuel pump is ADNOC Service Station at Sweihan (960) 

https://goo.gl/maps/5VssrMmaohvLHK2W9

[Looper]

The old lady dune was not benevolent on us initially. Needed 3 sacrifices to satisfy her. @Vanessa8580’s MAF sensor and a couple of pop outs. As correctly predicted by @Mohamad Anwer the bad luck lasted 3 count and then we began. It was FB+ for name sake only. I could sense that @Srikumar was pushing the drive and it was pretty much an Intermediate drive, considering that almost all of the drivers were at that level. Loved every minute of the drive. Sweihan has the one of the most spectacular dunes and we had a chance to enjoy all of it . Frankly it was much more than the worth of the effort of getting up early in the morning and driving all the way. 

@munkybizness was excellent host and second lead for the drives. A big thanks to @Josh T. for managing the rear of the convoy. 

@Salim Akhtar on his first Fewbie+ was excellent and I am impressed by his driving skills considering that every one else was an intermediate or above. Well done. 

Edited May 29, 2022 by Looper

[Ranjan Das]

We had fun today - old lady dune’s blessing or not - it was fun - started with pushing myself out of the bed at 2:30 in morning, driving to the starting point through the unpaved road google maps took me, @Vaibhav and @Waqas Parvez from to meeting all of you there smiling broadly - beaming with anticipation of thrills that lay ahead. Thrilled I was! Fluid drive with very few refusals and stucks; big followed by bigger bowls, not to forget Sri was setting the pace! Absolutely amazing.

@Vanessa8580, hope your ride is fine and can be sorted out in quick time.

thanks @Srikumar for the lovely adventure. already looking forward to your next. Kudos to @munkybizness and @Josh T. for the support - thanks 

 

[Mohamad Anwer]

25 minutes ago, Ranjan Das said:

We had fun today - old lady dune’s blessing or not - it was fun - started with pushing myself out of the bed at 2:30 in morning, driving to the starting point through the unpaved road google maps took me, @Vaibhav and @Waqas Parvez from to meeting all of you there smiling broadly - beaming with anticipation of thrills that lay ahead. Thrilled I was! Fluid drive with very few refusals and stucks; big followed by bigger bowls, not to forget Sri was setting the pace! Absolutely amazing.

@Vanessa8580, hope your ride is fine and can be sorted out in quick time.

thanks @Srikumar for the lovely adventure. already looking forward to your next. Kudos to @munkybizness and @Josh T. for the support - thanks 

 

Thank you @Srikumarfor an adventures trip at Sweihan today, and for pushing the group to nice challanging new areas, the scenery and the vast open untouched dunes was a great relief to see!! 

The drive was nice and smooth, despite the unfortunate breakdown of Vanessa's car and a couple of popouts and some minor refusals. 

@munkybiznessand @Josh T.thank you for all the great support @Looper you were also a great support with a few refusals. 

@Salim Akhtaryou drove very well and probably had the best experience with an amazing advanced team! 👏 

It is a great pleasure to see you all the rest of the team always which is becoming a regular weekend treat to me 👍 👌 👍