Foxtrot Oscar

Well done @Yousef Alimadadi

Right, I'm not happy about all these shoveling comments 😝😄 To be honest I'm in need of a good upper body workout and some cardio haha

Oh wow!! Thank you so much for the vote of confidence . And thank you to everyone especially @Rahimdad @Gaurav @Frederic @Ale Vallecchi @Wrangeld @Jeepie and @Srikumar who I have been driving with and learning so much from this past couple of months. Looking forward to learning even more from you guys. You are all so supportive and encouraging, its amazing! Special thanks to my side-kick @Desert Dweller for letting me use her car every week and allowing me to co-pilot on her drives! PS. Does this mean I now need to get out in that scorching sun and recover people?? 😲 Only joking, I've been itching to get involved with that too. 🤠 😄

What a great day out !! @Ale Vallecchi you did a great job of plotting a path through some really technical dunes and rerouting when necessary. The area you chose is by far my favourite, it is absolutely breathtakingly beautiful. But like all things of outstanding beauty it has dark and dangerous secrets. I'm always in awe of you guys at the front who have no nice tracks to follow as we who follow your path do. You kept us all safe in an area that is hugely unforgiving, especially in the summer heat and provided us with some fantastic challenges. The big sidey was fun as was the big dune with the steep climb. @Vanessa8580 plays centre forward so well, I think she should have used the shovel more though 😝 hee hee hee, I'm just being sadistic, it was soooo hot. My temp gauge was reading 123 degrees in old money (centigrade) I did not envy you the challenge of getting in and out your car to help everyone. Some great learning points as always on a Carnity drive and in the scorching heat I think we have all become so much more aware of the need for momentum, the soft sands really do demand it. Finally, as if the day wasn't fun enough already we had the absolute brilliant experience of driving in the dark, yes the dunes were timid by comparison to what we had experienced earlier in the day, but with @Srikumar 's outstanding lights and navigation skills to guide us, we raced through them to get to solid ground at Solar Park . It was without doubt an awesome experience! I've been trying to upload pics in the gallery, but keep encountering glitches , perhaps the sand is too soft 😄 .

A super fun drive is what we come to expect when @Jeepie and @Wrangeld take the lead and we weren't disappointed. The terrain was unforgiving, the sand was like silt and the vegetation resembled an English meadow or perhaps it was more akin to a Scottish bog without the water element! In the desert, in the summer....who knew?! Add to that the challenging dunes and we were all tested to our limits, which is exactly what we want! I loved being behind you guys and thanks for the vote of confidence in making me second lead, I tried my best to read the route and offer an alternative path when it was needed, but sometimes I just got caught up in it and wanted to try the hard stuff too haha! There were so many learning moments, I picked up a few tips just from watching you guys toil in that melting sun. The efforts of @Ale Vallecchi, @Frederic and @Vanessa8580 are always greatly appreciated , especially when you are watching from the comfort of an air conditioned car.😝 I would have helped, honest, but you know this covid business is very serious and I wouldn't want to break the rules 😉 Well done everyone, can't wait for next week!

Great work @Wrangeld 🎉