Afternoon Fewbie Desert Drive - The Country Songs Series: "Country Boy's World" (Sweihan Ramlat) - Abu Dhabi - 16 Aug 2025

[Ale Vallecchi]

We request that every member joining this drive 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

Meeting time:  03:00 PM

Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/zHTU54Dek3K5hpZH7

Action Plan: First of a new series of drives dedicated to Country Music. Even though it is distinct American genre, it blends the folk music traditions of English, Scottish, and Irish immigrants with elements of African American blues, gospel, and other musical styles. Invariably, the stories told through Country music are based on everyone's most human and truest feelings - love, family, the rewards of one's work and the pleasures of one's leisure time - infused with fascination for being on the frontier of exploration and at the forefront of cultural innovation and exchange (what was once the feeling of living in America, and is now what feels like living in the UAE). 

Hence, each installment of this series will pick a song that will embody the spirit of the drive. This time it will be "Country Boy's World", by Jason Aldean. It tells the story of a "country boy" and his world, contrasting it with the experiences of someone unfamiliar with that lifestyle, a little bit "unfamiliar" like most of us must have felt faced for the first time with life in the UAE, and most of all facing its deserts and raw nature. 

What better area than Sweihan Ramlat to embody this feeling of frontier, wilderness and adventure....

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

Approximate finish time: 7:00 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

 

 

 

[Ale Vallecchi]

https://open.spotify.com/track/1fEZauQrdJi6S6Xzvd9dMn?si=gCWJKP_HTAO4Z0rLexqhcg

[Ale Vallecchi]

Dear Desertnauts

ready to ball at the rhythm of Country Music, with a medium range drive (50 plus Km) that will take us from the Sweihan Ramlat area (big bowls and long-range dunes) through Sweihan's Pond, in a loop that will bring us back to Sweihan town.

Medium level difficulties that we'll navigate at a pace that will depend mainly on the conditions of the sand, and how the slopes and ridges have transformed in a period of high winds such as this past few days.

The well mixed convoy will line up as follow:

@Giacomo in Second Lead

@Bhaskaran Ramaswamy at #3

@Warbs at #4

@Myrko at #5

@Steve Farmer at #6

@ChrisW at Center

@Shary at #8

@Kashx2 at #9

@Glenn W at #10

@Krinesh at #11 and 

@Aser in Sweep.

See you tomorrow ready to go at 3:00 PM. Have a nice end of the week.

[Kashx2]

Thank you, do we know the meeting point?

[Krinesh]

As something urgent has come up.

Please excuse me from this drive.

Regards

Krinesh

[Ale Vallecchi]

1 hour ago, Kashx2 said:

Thank you, do we know the meeting point?

Hi @Kashx2. Just published. See you tomorrow. Thanks 

[Sandeep N]

@Ale Vallecchi I had RSVPd in the evening yesterday as i wasn't sure of my weekend plan.

Is there any way i can join the drive? I don't see my name in the convoy order.

[Ale Vallecchi]

9 minutes ago, Sandeep N said:

@Ale Vallecchi I had RSVPd in the evening yesterday as i wasn't sure of my weekend plan.

Is there any way i can join the drive? I don't see my name in the convoy order.

Hi @Sandeep N. I already counted you in. Please come. I have modified the convoy accordingly. Thanks and see you later. 

[Warbs]

Hi @Ale Vallecchi

 

Apologies for the short notice, I’m going to have to drop out as I’ve managed to pick up a stomach bug. 

[Glenn W]

Hi @Ale Vallecchi sorry have to remove myself from the drive. Sorry for the last minute drop out but I’m feeling unwell 🤧 don’t want to risk driving and not paying my full attention to the drive. Thanks.