Afternoon Newbie Desert Drive - LAST MINUTE: Gazelles, Oryx and Sunset - 7 July 2024

[Batuhan Kulac]

Great driving from everyone. Thanks commander in chief @Ale Vallecchi for the bumpy ride 😆
Always great to see @Andrew John Melvill, @Giacomo, @J-P L and @Ishak

Pleasure to meet you @Victor Socaciu. If you need any more help or recommendations on car mods let me know. Lots of robbers and scammers hiding in plain sight in Dubai so you gotta watch out.

See you all next time. Keep Digging. Keep Clawing. 💪

[Abhilash Kottakkal]

@Ale Vallecchi thank you very much for the drive. After a long gap of 3 months it was good to hit the sands/ bushes 😆 again. Qudra really is green now . The last drive also was with you as second lead. Sorry for the trouble with all my refusals and getting stuck. My son didn't take things as easy as I was expecting. But at the end he said he like it but when asked next week he wants to come again it was a big NO 😂

@Ishak @Batuhan Kulac thank you for the guidance.

Thank you all for the patience and help. See you next time in the sands.

[Abhilash Kottakkal]

Hii all,

Do any have some kind of rashes in the body like below. It's like a small sting and kind of the skin went dark no pain and all. This happened when we were doing the briefing under the tree. Me and my son got it so was wondering what it is and anyone else had similar.

 

[Victor Socaciu]

@Abhilash Kottakkal i have the same all over my head. And the skin was itching all night yesterday. Went to the pharmacy and the pharmacist gave me some anti allergy pills

[Abhilash Kottakkal]

@Victor Socaciu seems there was kind of flower or something like that falling from the tree. That caused itching for me yesterday and morning the area got darkened. I think it might have had a mild poison..

[Andrew John Melvill]

I have a rash with small blisters and a redness on both my elbows. Quite itchy but got some cream to rub in this evening. 

[Jon L]

Hey guys,

 

I find it funny that we are all experiencing the same symptoms. It all started for me right after the technical briefing, near that tree with shade. Some bugs were there that bit us, and I felt it immediately during the briefing.

I had a rash during the entire drive afterwards on my left arm and leg. Now, I only have a few marks where I've been bitten.

[Abhilash Kottakkal]

Around 15 scars hope it will go away soon. As you all said I was also itching during the briefing... Anyway first experience...