Afternoon Fewbie Desert Drive - Nahil: The Mega Farms Tour - Abu Dhabi - 01 Sep 2024

[Ale Vallecchi]

We request every member that joins this drive to go through the information below and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquette and responsibilities.

MUST READ AND COMPLY

• Environmental Policy
• Offroad Flag Guideline
• Two Way Radio Guideline
• Off road Driving Etiquettes
• Emergency details for all off roaders
• Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities

Drive Details

Level:  Fewbie and above (all levels)

Meeting time:  03:00 PM

Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/g9gmaVmbFAC1pzhMA

Action Plan: Another medium range drive (50+ Km), snaking around Nahil's dunes, circling the mega farms that border this village (reaching the area known as Pac Man dunes), with the possibility of extending the drive toward Nagrah, or continue closer to the Sweihan-Al Hayer Rd. A very mixed terrain, with taller and lower dunes, long cordons, deep bowls and wide salty sabkhas, surrounding large patches of cultivated green and vegetation. An insight on the UAE's farm life.

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

Approximate finish time: 07:00 PM

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

RECOMMENDED OFF-ROAD GEAR:

• Tire deflator & Tire pressure gauge
• Compressor (MANDATORY)
• Walkie-talkie radio (MANDATORY)
• Off-road flag (MANDATORY)
• Shovel, Tow Rope & 2 Shackles
• First-aid kit
• Fire extinguisher.

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE

• This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 12 PM.
• If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list.
• RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy list.
• Latecomers will be returned - Without any exceptions.
• Members without RSVP will be returned - 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.

PLEASE RSVP ON THE CALENDAR 

 

[Zubail]

Realize, that I'm waiting  starting Monday  weekend for driving on sand! Thanks @Carnity and all leaders, support members and members!

[Ale Vallecchi]

Dear Desertnauts.

Let's prepare for Sunday afternoon's drive, planned in an area with plenty of large farms, by outlining the properties that we'll try to "visit" (if not only from outside their perimetral fences).

First we'll aim for the "Pac Men's dunes and green fields of Marmun Dairy Farm. Before reaching them, we'll drive past, and later around, a massive enclosure with thousands of small trees planted. Proceeding from here we'll move south, and before reaching the Nagrah area we'll turn west, to skirt an area of multiple farms and horse breeding facilities (Al Manaf Arabian and Royal Desert Farms). Eventually we'll turn north toward Nahil, or continue west to Sweihan, to reach our exit point.

The convoy order looks like the following (once again with an alternation of Fewbies and Fewbie Pluses, who will provide guidance and tutoring for those following them:

@ChrisW in Second Lead

@Abhilash Kottakkal at #3

@Zubail at #4

@Brett Eicher at #5

@Victor Socaciu at #6 and

@Batuhan Kulac in Sweep.

Looking forward to seeing you at Nahil on Sunday afternoon, to depart as close to 3:00 PM as possible. Have a nice end of the week.

 

[ChrisW]

Thank you, Ale - your attention to detail in the route planning always makes for a really engaging drive. Looking forwards to it. 
 

Grateful if you can share a meet point when able such that I can work out departure timings on Sunday. 
 

Cheers - Chris 

[Ale Vallecchi]

1 hour ago, ChrisW said:

Thank you, Ale - your attention to detail in the route planning always makes for a really engaging drive. Looking forwards to it. 
 

Grateful if you can share a meet point when able such that I can work out departure timings on Sunday. 
 

Cheers - Chris 

Hi @ChrisW. You should find the meeting point in the drive's post, but I'll copy it below:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/g9gmaVmbFAC1pzhMA

See you on Sunday. Thanks 

[ChrisW]

Thank you, Ale! I’ll hopefully be a bit sharper by Sunday 😁

[Abhilash Kottakkal]

@Ale Vallecchi thank you very much.. rock and roll ..

 

[Victor Socaciu]

Hi, I won’t make it to this drive. Have fun y’all!!

[Brett Eicher]

Hi @Ale Vallecchi apologies mate, gutted to miss this, but I have to drive down to Abu Dhabi this afternoon, and won't be able to make it back in time.

[Batuhan Kulac]

Great drive today. If there was a level between fewbie and fewbie plus... that's what I would class this drive as. Diverse and exciting. Nahel is a great area for criss crossing and looong sidees. Thank you @Ale Vallecchi for organising and giving me the pleasure of sweeping. I hope I was helpful to everyone . 

See you all again soon on the sand. Dig and Claw!