Full Day Fewbie Desert Drive - Sweihan Endurance Adventure: Faya to Nahil Lake - Abu Dhabi - 15 Dec 2024

[khlief]

1 hour ago, Ale Vallecchi said:

Dear @khlief, @Yurybel and @Misha Puskar (as well as @Giacomo, who I recall being on the WL), I have decided to open the convoy to the waitlisted members. Please confirm that you'd like to join before I sign you up for this Sunday Full Day drive.

Thanks a lot.

Thanks @Ale Vallecchi i joined fewbie plus for Saturday.  I will remove myself 

Edited December 12, 2024 by khlief

[Misha Puskar]

Thank you @Ale Vallecchi I will be there  

[Andrew John Melvill]

Hi @Ale Vallecchi really looking forward to this long distance drive! Willing to assist in any role you see fit for me. 

[Giacomo]

On 12/12/2024 at 12:40 PM, Ale Vallecchi said:

Dear @khlief, @Yurybel and @Misha Puskar (as well as @Giacomo, who I recall being on the WL), I have decided to open the convoy to the waitlisted members. Please confirm that you'd like to join before I sign you up for this Sunday Full Day drive.

Thanks a lot.

Yes confirmed, car was under maintenance this week and picking her up Saturday.

[Ale Vallecchi]

Dear @Sam Selim, I have seen that you signed up for this drive. Since you are still listed as a Newbie, this drive Fewbie and above is not accessible to you. I will have to sign you out of the drive. Please see if you may still join one of this weekend's Newbie drives. Hope to see you another time. Thanks for understanding.

[Ale Vallecchi]

Dear Desrtnauts

welcome to this Full Day Endurance drive briefing. Here are a few quick tips to get ready for tomorrow, considering that we'll be out and about all day.

WHAT TO BRING

Even though we plan to take a break in Sweihan town, where we'll find some restaurants for eating and drinking, please make sure you have enough drinking water for 2 drives, hence twice as much as you normally bring with you. Regarding the food, besides as many snack as you like to bring, we will have 2 options for our lunch: we'll stop at a local restaurant, likely serving Middle Eastern or Indian food. You may also bring your own prepared lunch, if you may have any specific dietary requirements, or prefer to play it safe with your own preparations. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT ANY EXTRA CONTAINERS, COOLING BOXES, ETC. ARE SAFELY SECURED AND WILL NOT RISK FLYING AROUND THE CAR.

FUEL

Please fill up your tank as close to the meeting point as possible, in consideration of where you will be coming from. We will find an ADNOC station in Sweihan, where we will be able to top up the tanks of those in need of gasoline. No extra jerry cans will be necessary.

As mentioned in the initial post, the drive will focus on endurance, navigational skills, and safe driving in a convoy formation, assuming other passengers may be in the cars: that is a good training session for proper, longer, overland adventures. There will be obstacles to overcome, bowls to dive into and climb out of, so make sure you are well rested, and able to keep your concentration going for the whole day. One of the challenges of the drive is that we'll drive more or less against the prevailing winds, therefore most of the crossings will have to be from the slip face of the dunes, rather than from the easier, gentler and harder hard-faces.

CONVOY ORDER

@Andrew John Melvill in Second Lead

@Abhishek Chikara at #3

@Carl Stanley at #4

@Talal H at #5

@Yurybel at #6

@Benje_Junior at Center Forward

@Giacomo at #8

@nithish468 at #9

@Martin M at #10

@Misha Puskar at #11

@Glenn W at #12 and 

@Hani crest king in Sweep

For any further questions, don't hesitate to contact me. Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow.

 

[Giacomo]

Hi @Ale Vallecchi, unfortunately there are some more issues that need to be addressed with the car. Apologies but I won’t be able to participate this time. Wish you all the best tomorrow!

[Ale Vallecchi]

Just now, Giacomo said:

Hi @Ale Vallecchi, unfortunately there are some more issues that need to be addressed with the car. Apologies but I won’t be able to participate this time. Wish you all the best tomorrow!

Sorry to hear that @Giacomo. Hope it's nothing serious. See you next time. 

[Yury.bel]

Thk for today's drive @Ale Vallecchi which was my first fewbie and quite intense drive. Now i know well what pop out is and hopefully wont be getting many of those after i improve my desert driving skills. Hope after few more drives will be able to stay for the whole day of driving on the dunes. @Benje_Junior tks for your support with fixing pop outs and explaining and showing what and how to do! 

[Hani crest king]

A drive to remember and a great experience to be part of thank you @Ale Vallecchi for the great wholesome drive and being considerate with the route.  The first half was a challenge gladly finished at the start of the day and the convoy got in rhythm with a couple of pop outs. As for the second magical half was a stunning drive with a smooth flow of climbing those dunes and perfectly mixed sideys and criss-crossing. Nahil sunset and full moon was the cherry on top.  @Benje_Junior thank you for all the support you gave across the whole convoy and sharing your experience. 

Edited December 15, 2024 by Hani crest king