The first showers got us into the muddy drive...
As you rightly mentioned @Frederic, it was really weird to find so many people around in that area, some with family whilst the rest are hitting the dunes like totally crazy to watch..
It was definitely a different terrain, could say a bit forgiving however for me initially i was still trying to understand how exactly to tackle them and how much momentum will be required or gas to give when needed. And that's when i got crested thinking that i had enough momentum as it seems harder sand that usual..but desert keeps teaching us..Thank to you @Mels Wolf for guiding me there and to Freddie for that quick tug..
Moving on, it was great to see how the FJ cruiser @Biju Abdul uses the diff lock to smoothly get out of a steep kind of stuck and then makes me think well which one, the blue Rubicon @Jeandre Bezuidenhout or FJ 🤣..
The Suwaydan part of the drive was absolutely fantastic with the great pace and enjoying the scenic route. And it had its own technicalities as Freddie mentioned "he didn't say easy😆". I have been driving mostly in the summer but i can feel winter might have its own challenges as well but with the cooler breeze..☺️
We then drove towards Faya where i actually bumped on my left tyre 😒 since it was dark and i was unable to judge the steepness on the left and i lost the inner cover part above the wheel. I did manage to go all the way uphill in one go 👍🤪 where we checked and i found out that the part was missing😔. The tyre was also starting to loose pressure and it got me anxious. Finally on the way down @Mels Wolf went to that same spot to find that part and i highly appreciate this kind gesture brother...desert will definitely miss you.. thank you.. and also for keeping a check on my tyres while i was driving really slow towards the deflation point..
All ends well, as after inflating tyre and reaching home, the tyre appears to be good..though some fixes to be done.
Thank you everyone for a great drive and special thanks to @Jeepie and @Febin Frederic.
Cheers to our carnity spirit 🥰
TOTALLY! Few drives where i was there and we lost parts we found them actually ! 👍