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Thank you @Andrew John Melvill for a great first lead drive today, for all the support team, and everyone that joined in today. Thank you to those who got shovels out to assist me with my 'beached wale' refusal and to @M.Seidam for parting recovery wisdom in such situations. The take-aways were: 1) Which direction to move? Determine the vehicle's centre of gravity in relation to the ridge line to help decide whether to go forward or backward. On long wheelbase vehicles like the ford ranger, the centre of gravity is forward from the vehicle mid-point, around the front door handles. 2) How to dig? Remove sand from the vehicle's centre line to form a V-shape under the chassis towards the wheels. Do not dig under the wheels as that will make them sink in more. 3) When to stop digging? The goal is to free the chassis and a good way to tell is by looking if you can see through from one side to the other (front-back). Hope to see everyone again soon.

Thanks everyone who joined today! The sand was not very forgiving, which is to be expected as we are now in the smack middle of summer. Nevertheless it was a great morning out and the refusals and stucks are totally normal in this learning stage (and believe me we do like dealing with them) Thanks to @Diego and @Vanessa8580 for the help today you were all in good hands. See you soon back in the sand! You can post any photos you made in our drive gallery: Newbie - Sand Starts Here - Nahel - Abu-Dhabi - 19 July 2026 - Carnity.com

Thanks all for joining me today! We did exactly.as I had planned with a good mix of terrain and dune types along with some sand and gravel tracks. Had the right amount of stucks and refusals to provide learning experiences to all but not slow us down. As the heat built up we took a nice flowing drive towards the exit. A big thanks to @M.Seidam as my 2nd lead and mentor today! As well as @nithish468 and @Abdullah A. is centre forward and sweep, could not have down without you. Lastly, in my haste to check my map and route this morning I forgot to record the track. If anyone did record it could you please send it to me. Cheers and enjoy the rest of the weekend!

Hey guys - had a great drive with you all this afternoon, thank you! A prompt arrival of everyone in good time saw us get started a little ahead of the 3.30 planned start and we made good pace across Al Hayer initially. This area was packed with wildlife, including camels, gazelle, and a very large vulture. It was also stunningly hot at 46 celsius, and some very soft sands around We soon pushed on across the E95 and into the Sweihan area. The terrain changed - less vegetation, larger dunes and increasing levels of technical difficulty. We kept the pace, mixing time in the dunes with time to recover on the sabkhas. A final push on some flowing dunes and we finished the drive. There was a good level of comms and focus throughout the drive; with minimal refusals and no stucks. Good work all and thank you @Ale Vallecchi for supporting.

Thanks for the gpx file Doc, here is the route we drove today.

Thank you @ChrisW for organizing and leading this trip. @Ale Vallecchi and @Zsolt for your excellent support. It was great fun today 😎. Link to video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da_Daseog6b/?igsh=djFjb3phYmY4MHQ= Have a good week, all!

Thanks a lot @Andrew John Melvill for today’s morning lovely drive . I was impressed with your local navigation just like a pro. Very well done thanks to every one who joined and shared the passion today despite the hot summer . and for the team work during recovering @Mountain from his “ royal crest “ position 😊 I am so glad that every one got something today back home along with the big smiles and satisfaction. see you around and take care Seidam

Here is the Relive video of our drive. Better late than never. Enjoy. @Sam Selim https://www.relive.com/view/vDqgzEMN3G6

@Hani crest king - argh...that sucks. Hope it's an easy fix and look forward to catching you on the next one! RSVP now mostly closed - any last minute additions please reply with with me on @... @Ale Vallecchi @Chema @Danie @Warbs @_Piotr_ @Zsolt Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow afternoon. Please aim to be at the meeting point for circa 3pm - we will start rolling at 3.30pm. The meet point is per the link in the drive description, and we will use Channel 3 (446.056-25). Please see the convoy order below...

Thanks Sam and everyone for this nice morning, great ride with a team of experts. @Looper missed out big time 😝 Till the next one.

Car ac busted today, was looking forward to this exploration drive and first team with @ChrisW lead. Enjoy the sand gents