Dear Desertnauts
in preparation for the drive, in order to avoid bad surprises, as we had the first time we attempted to complete this itinerary, I have scouted the trickier area, that is along the Abu Dhabi/Dubai border. Unfortunately, on the Abu Dhabi side there is not even one opening in an endless concrete wall, running all along the E14 Al Faqa Road. Given this unfortunate constraint, I have decided to turn this one into a surprise drive!
By tomorrow afternoon, I will decide if we'll keep the planned starting point, and plan the drive in the Al Ajban area all the way to Sweihan town, or if we'll change the starting point to the Faqa area, opposite E14. In the latter case, we'll explore the dunes that run along the E14 itself, and reach Little Sweihan through their cordons, which during the recce I have found quite interesting, relatively clean, but with quite a few groups of beautiful Ghaf trees, and quite a lot of camels roaming.
KINDLY STAY TUNED, AND CHECK THE MEETING/STARTING POINT, TO SEE WHICH ONE IT WILL FINALLY BE.
In the meantime, the convoy order will be the following:
@Luke K P in Second Lead
@Carl Stanley at #3
@Myrko at #4
@Amr J at #5
@B.K. at #6
@Andrew John Melvill at Center
@vinayak at #8
@Martin M at #9
@Johannes Roux at #10
@Yurybel at #11 and
@Aser i Sweep.
Please, do not forget to double check the meeting point tomorrow afternoon. In the meantime, enjoy the beginning of the weekend.