Thanks Dr @M.Seidam for organizing this drive. It has always been a pleasure to drive with you whenever I get the chance to join you. Friday's night drive was great with all the challenges that we encountered and managed to overcome.
Thanks to @ChrisW, @Mahesh_ and @Andrew John Melvill for their great support to keep the convoy together.
@Bhaskaran Ramaswamy you did really well.
I hope to see you all again soon in the sand.
Hi Doc,
Thank you so much for the drive—it was a pleasure to be part of it and support the team. Yesterday was definitely a different kind of experience altogether.
@ChrisW, appreciate you pulling me out of the stuck—it was great working with you to support the convoy.
It was good to see everyone doing well out there, and sorry again for the long wait.
Lastly, @Andrew John Melvill, you did a great job as sweep.
Hope to see you all on the next drive
Drive Report
First of all I would like to thank every one for sharing last night drive and being ahead of time flagged up deflated and ready to move by the time I arrived.much appreciated 🙏
Faqa in the daylight can be challenging even to the experienced driver. So you can imagine in a moonless dark night and a Newbie level drive. It was indeed a challenge night for all of us .
We started slow and nice through the darkness carefully avoiding the bushy platform utilizing the farm tracks which helped a lot . The terrain became more tricky and softy as we were approaching the star fish area where the real challenge happened with multiple refusals and two stucks which required winching after which we made a link between Chriss , Mahesh and my self to guide the convoy safely to the other side .
the break was the most beautiful one where my Abdallah had the chance to meet and greet the team ☺️
time was slipping and upon closing the Faqa loop it was 11:20 already and most of the participants agreed to extend for additional half an hour except three who preferred to exit earlier and we dropped safely on the track leading to the paved road nearby. however winds came against our boat and I got nasty nose down stuck in a pocket and that was the signal that it’s game over 😅
we exited from Faqa for good .
@ChrisW you left nothing for me except to lead and find out clean track Thanks for winching me out at the end . Definitely in day or night your are an asset to team Carnity . Well done and hope your journey back to AD was cool .
@Mahesh_ your coordination with Chris’s to help the others was fantastic. It’s pleasure having you in any drive and congratulations again for joining the support team .
@topgear it has been really from a long time since we drove together . A guy from the early times in Carnity . Welcome back and thanks for your vigilance in the second lead .
@Andrew John Melvill Thank you for watching the back of the convoy and definitely the view of the convoy in the night was lovely .
the rest of the night explorers very well done for the patience and sharing the passion and I hope with every drive you take a home message which prepare you better for the next one . I do always myself .
till next time take care and have a peaceful week ahead .
Cheers
Seidam