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Looks like I will not be able to make it today. There’s is a wobble in my steering wheel due to tyre pop out in morning session, so have to get it checked.

I and @Ilya Golubinsky are at the morning intermediate drive. Hopefully we will make it directly from here. 🤞

Congratulations @DANIEL NOGUEIRA!

Please place me in the waitlist for a 2nd drive.

Last week when I was here at Al Faqaa, I got refusals almost on every turn. Got crested on the same dunes twice and dig myself in bowls whenever I stopped. And today Faqaa had nothing on me. Oh! except one time I got crested just because my companions asked me to stop on the crest so that they can have a good view of @Mikhail Lukichev's recovery. I think (though not as a norm) refusals sometimes are matter of dumb luck working against one; and on the day one faces refusals, irrespective of how well one is driving and other days it is in favor and one can get away with some silly mistakes. I had a lots and lots of practice riding on the ridge on Friday morning with @Pancho and today I put what I learnt to work. We were quite lucky initially - and all the refusals could be self recovered and we drove like magic. But on the 2nd leg of the day we went a bit sideways and had few crested cars mine included. It was a wonderful drive for me and had lots of fun driving in the afternoon into the evening sun. A big thanks to @Craig Finlayson for helping me. Also the customary thanks go to @Tamas Hoffmann and @Desert Dweller for officiating the drive. See you all again soon!

@Francois Germishuys I think you might be able to get a spot in Pancho's drive if you are interested

Congratulations @Tamas Hoffmann

Congratulations @Pancho!

Congratulations @Vanessa8580!

@Mikhail Lukichev I will primarily bring Nikon Z6 with 24mm 1.8 Z series. I will try to bring rest of my kit as well which is mostly geared toward Portrait, travel and Street photography consisting mostly of primes and kit lens.

Please waitlist me for the 2nd drive of the week.

I was having a few refusals that day, normally I do get over such dunes but perhaps because it was my first Intermediate drive as well and was a bit anxious. I hope everything is going to be okay with your FJ @Ahab Shamaa. Thanks for helping me recover that day bro! Thanks a lot to @Emmanuel for the lead and taking us on such a fantastic drive. A big thanks to @Pancho for the guidance and @Kalahari to you as well. A big thanks to @Abu Muhammad, I had you digging sand more than I would ever want to.

Gaia GPS has a free version and that will work for most people now. You only have to create a user ID and can access their website and and the app on multiple phones with the same user id.

Congratulations @Harold Roberts !

@sertac Please put me in the waitlist for now. I will sure come for a weekend full of Shuwaib sand in my Jeep. @Foxtrot Oscar

@Foxtrot Oscar This is my first drive. I sure can not have enough of the drives. I am pretty sure i will get a chance on the other one as well, but if I need to leave that for now and put myself as wait list let me do it now.

Congratulations @Probir Mukherjee!!

I have been driving without the roof since last few drives in my Jeep Wrangler and have a lot of Sand in my car obviously. I have been looking for easier ways to get rid of the Sand from the car. I came across this nifty trick. If you have more ideas please do share.

Please add me in the waiting list.

@Foxtrot Oscar what a drive, being just behind you - I had the most fun and looking forward to many more drives. A big thanks to @Tero Vallas, @Yousef Alimadadi and @Pancho for keeping the flock together and on the trail.