Afternoon Newbie Desert Drive - Searching for Water: A drive with the Geologist - Solar Park, Dubai - 6 May 2023

[Ale Vallecchi]

Dear Desertnauts

in preparation for tomorrow's drive, please notice the meeting point, posted here ( https://maps.app.goo.gl/SmfJjJBJSjvqWtHK6 ) and in the drive's main post. So, be careful, as I have decided to start the drive in the Qudra area, and not quite in Solar Park, as initially thought. The difference is minimal, since you still need to reach Qudra's ADNOC and The Last Exit area, before moving on to the meeting point.

You can reach it, after having refueled at Qudra's ADNOC station, by taking the road to Bab al Shams, passing 2 roundabouts, continuing straight, and turning back toward Qudra at the third roundabout (where you'll see an ambulance parking spot to the right, and a mosque just beyond the roundabout). Shortly after the U-turn at the roundabout, make a right across the open barrier, and pass the bike track, again toward the right. From here we'll head down to a sand track that will take us to the first "sabkha", where we'll begin our search for water !!

The convoy order will be the following:

@Ahmed Wagdy in Second Lead

@Emmanuelle Ifrah in place #3

@Pavel Pashkovskiy at #4

@Sami Sleiman at #5

@Marketa Dobesova at #6 and 

@DP1011 in Sweep.

I'll give a more detailed briefing (especially for the benefit of the Newbie drivers) just before leaving. As soon as we arrive. we can start deflating, so we can guarantee a timely departure. The Carnity radio channel to be used will be #2 (446.031).

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow afternoon.

[Marketa Dobesova]

10 hours ago, Ale Vallecchi said:

Dear Desertnauts

in preparation for tomorrow's drive, please notice the meeting point, posted here ( https://maps.app.goo.gl/SmfJjJBJSjvqWtHK6 ) and in the drive's main post. So, be careful, as I have decided to start the drive in the Qudra area, and not quite in Solar Park, as initially thought. The difference is minimal, since you still need to reach Qudra's ADNOC and The Last Exit area, before moving on to the meeting point.

You can reach it, after having refueled at Qudra's ADNOC station, by taking the road to Bab al Shams, passing 2 roundabouts, continuing straight, and turning back toward Qudra at the third roundabout (where you'll see an ambulance parking spot to the right, and a mosque just beyond the roundabout). Shortly after the U-turn at the roundabout, make a right across the open barrier, and pass the bike track, again toward the right. From here we'll head down to a sand track that will take us to the first "sabkha", where we'll begin our search for water !!

The convoy order will be the following:

@Ahmed Wagdy in Second Lead

@Emmanuelle Ifrah in place #3

@Pavel Pashkovskiy at #4

@Sami Sleiman at #5

@Marketa Dobesova at #6 and 

@DP1011 in Sweep.

I'll give a more detailed briefing (especially for the benefit of the Newbie drivers) just before leaving. As soon as we arrive. we can start deflating, so we can guarantee a timely departure. The Carnity radio channel to be used will be #2 (446.031).

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow afternoon.

Nice small convoy today 😊

Look forward to our drive!

@DP1011, this time covering Sunflower’s back 😉

[Pavel Pashkovskiy]

45 minutes ago, Marketa Dobesova said:

Nice small convoy today 😊

Look forward to our drive!

@DP1011, this time covering Sunflower’s back 😉

Yeah, nice convoy! Hope we will find water quickly,  most probably at nearest petrol station, and we go smooth drive, enjoying desert and unknown lakes.

[Pavel Pashkovskiy]

Thanks to everyone who join afternoon drive! It was really good. @Ale Vallecchi good track @DP1011 thanks for support. @Emmanuelle Ifrahcongrats with first drive! You still have 2 bumpers on the car, it's absolute record!

... and we found the water

[Marketa Dobesova]

Thank you, @Ale Vallecchi, for a lovely educational drive yesterday 😍. I enjoyed it a lot, nice pace, with some really technical dunes, and beautiful side sloping 🤩

Look forward to trying some more advanced drives with you 😉.

And thank you, @DP1011, for covering convoy's back 🙏.

17 hours ago, Pavel Pashkovskiy said:

Thanks to everyone who join afternoon drive! It was really good. @Ale Vallecchi good track @DP1011 thanks for support. @Emmanuelle Ifrahcongrats with first drive! You still have 2 bumpers on the car, it's absolute record!

... and we found the water

Thank you, @Pavel Pashkovskiy, for taking and sharing the pics 😍🙏

[Ahmed Wagdy]

Thanks @Ale Vallecchi for the nice drive, we learned alot through the drive, we were all listening to the radio attentively as if it Netflix on the radio, really exciting, thanks   @DP1011 and @Pavel Pashkovskiy for the support and special thanks for the coffee. Overall it was an amazing drive because of the whole convoy that drive nicely even though it got a bit technical at the end. @Pavel Pashkovskiy pictures are very nice, you have a good eye.