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Thank you @JeromeFJ for the lovely and exciting drive.. appologies for the late arrival .. had to refuel at the last station.. 2nd time.. thank you @Mark B @JeromeFJ@Alexanderrrfor pulling me out in a stuck situation. usuall my car does excellent in climbs but this time had some issues.. have to sort them out before i make it to my next IM drve.. it was indeed very exceptional landscape and the weather was a task added to it but the lead @JeromeFJ made it quiet achievable and enjoyable drive... as expected..... even though i had some issues to climb some of the dunes.... you had lot of patience and accomodated the situation ..... thanks again... @Julien Recan @Cristian great to see you guys in the convoy.... looking forward for more fun and learning .....

A great start of the week with the big dunes of Nahel. Thanks @JeromeFJ and @Mark B for sweep. An awesome first IM drive on my favorite playground 😁 @Mark B how do you like the paddles for dune driving ? Had them on my 911 and loved them. How did you get them installed ? Did you change the whole wheel drive ?

Thanks @JeromeFJ of your usual coaching throughout the ride, and the rest of the team for the mutual support. Some shots from today, see you next time.

That’s great mate, funny how those small pointers can change things. but yeah definitely all about smooth lines. I remember when I was FB+ started to get confident and make mistakes so spent a few drives purely focused on being as smooth as I can and it changed my driving style so much! But well done mate great drive

Thanks Jerome, really enjoyable drive on my first IM drive in a while. Everyone drove fantastically! Real nice mix of terrain and the pace was great. First drive I’ve done 100% manual too which added a little fun for me, but the paddles make it easier 😬 look forward to driving with you all again soon

The White Rhino was playing too. She was back there with me. 🤣 Thanks for the detailed summary @Davie Chase and S/L compliments. Always a pleasure to drive with you and to be your S/L. Have a great rest of the weekend everyone and see you next time in the sand.

Thanks @Mark B. A comment from @JeromeFJ changed the way I drive in my 3rd FB+ drive -> feel the amount of power you need to go smoothly over the next 5-10 seconds and picture the smooth line to take.

You had a great drive, your control has advanced so much over the last few months mate! Great to see you enjoying the IM drive! im sure you took some good pics too but they didn’t load 🤣 thanks mate and see you out there soon

Thanks! I got it fixed right away and went for a teraflex heavy duty joint :))) @Luke K P best of luck with yours.

Dear Desert Drivers, thank you for joining the drive today. When I reached the meeting point at 5:35 the dust of @DP1011 Deepack's convoy had already settled. At 6:00 we started the briefing while the last participant just arrived (he knows). and 10 min later we were on the go. It was already hot and humid, and it was going to be only worse during the drive. After a warm-up in the tall dunes of Sweihan, we continued in the direction of Nagrah, from one ridge to the other. Surprisingly a lot of convoys were around but we managed to keep the pace and move together. The tall dune on the way was apparently on the road map of each of the convoys. After a quick stop on the top to enjoy the view we continued to reach Nagrah itself. A tall climb with a switch on the ridge and a combination of 2 bowls was the adrenaline shot of the day. Smoothly done by the Jeep squad, while the X-terra was unfortunately not in the mood to climb. Another climb with a with a high crossing, and we continued in the open dunes. crossed a sabkha and a strange rock formation on the sand, and reached the next dunes cordon, where the Ghafeteen bowl is hidden. It was actually quite well hidden, with the usual access/ exit points being barred with steep slip faces. The bowl itself was not in the best conditions, with hidden pockets and very soft slopes. Once exited, the remaining portion was slightly technical, and I could see with refusals and stucks that we were all getting tired, from the difficult conditions of the day, time to reach the exit ! Well done all of you @Alexanderrr, perfect 2nd lead enjoying his new ride, @Rk ram @Julien Recan @Cristian for their first IM drive, and @Mark B, excellent support (thanks for pulling me and ram) and sweep.

That was my first time at Double Bowl. The White Rhino has a different gearing than my previous Pajero, which was noticeable once it shifted by itself into 2nd gear while in tiptronic, and of course I lost power. I'm learning now how to keep it just below the RPMs where it will change so I can sustain climbs longer. All part of the fun learning a new car.

Great job @JeromeFJ and @Islam Soliman exploring Al Hiyar area, I always have this area in my mind to go and check out as long ago, we use to drive in this area and long forgotten. Is this the similar area you have explored? These waypoints must be 10+ year old.

Thanks @Luke K P for the well written summary. few imp things you forgot to mention is : 1. Congrats self for 50th drive with @Carnity ! You are one of a great team sprit members I have come accross! Keep it up mate! 2. Thank you for keep the chai ready while fixing the pop out it felt luxury to see the cups with chai ready for everyone💥.3. Thank you for sweeping us and the your help with couple of refusals and popouts! @Emanuel You were a perfect SL with right distancing all times and very well driven as you continue to build the relation with your new beast:) @Andrew John Melvill Was pleasure again to see you and how you are stepping up your level with everydrive✌️! @Mahmoud Taha - Been very long and am glad you enjoyed the first time experience to Double bowl and Gafteen bowl:) @azad that was a quick fix and am happy you managed to pick it up where we left last drive ! Well done!:) like you all, i too thoroughly enjoyed the drive and again, Thank you for being on time✌️. See you all soon in sands!

BTW I was super happy to get 2 photos of my car in the same location.. looking west will with full moon setting, and looking east at the huge sun rising this morning. What a combo!

Another super fun drive into nahel! Great leading @DP1011and @Emanuel... 5 minutes after departure we arrived at the double bowl ready for some sidies. I was quite surprised at how different the terrain felt from just two weeks ago as it hasn't rained. We got some quick loops in before yeilding that playground to another convoy and went in search of more bowls 😎 Lots of switches and and ridges led to our first of two popouts. F1 pit lane precision on the fixes...Teamwork got the jobs done quickly and we moved on to yet more play areas. Last big bowl of the day we discovered @DP1011 had left his number plates as an offering to the desert... A quick search of the last 5 mins driving but didn't find it. As we headed to the exit we spotted three gazelles running across the dunes, and a group of black and white camels.i guess sacrificing his number plates for his first two wild animal sightings in nahel was worth it! We covered around 50km in total before exiting.. at end of inflation my thermometer was reading 47 degrees... Maybe we have to start even earlier...?? Great driving by all and hope to see you all again soon. I'll try to load some videos to Instagram tonight. If we're not buddies on there yet, add me so I can tag you in the footage!

Thanks @DP1011 for another great Nahel drive, double bowl entertained again, but the flowing dunes with multiple criss crosses all at a good pace was fantastic. Cheers all and enjoy the afternoon.

Thanks @JeromeFJ & @Islam Soliman for the drive this morning. Good to see you again! Too bad we weren't able to make it to the final destination you had in mind Jerome - can try again in another drive The bushes and soft sand made for some slow going and led to a pop out and a couple of minor stucks and refusals. Overall the convoy did quite well Good to see everyone and will see you on the sand again soon

If I manage to get into the Doc's drive on Friday, this will be offical Carnity #50. I'll bring the snacks and tea 😁