Alain Canivet-Abikhalil

Thank you @Ale Vallecchi for an amazing drive. It's nice to discover new places and new pathways like the ones you took us through in the first part of our drive. You definitely bring us more confidence and techniques for ridge riding. Pretty much enjoyed every moment this morning. Impressive distance we crossed that required a lot of attention and reaction. And as per the LRDG motto Non Vi Sed Arte Thank you @Ranjan Das @Kalahari and @Shehab Alawadhi for the support and guidance. @Matt.T @Ashok chaturvedi @Chinthaka Ruwan@Niki @Russ Beautiful to see all of you guys this morning !

I was living in Paris before I come to Dubai. No need for a car in Paris. When I moved here in Feb 2019 I lived on the Palm and my office was in media city, less than 5 minutes away. I was a workaholic, spending my days, nights and weekends at the office. I didn’t feel the need of owning a car. In my early days here, a friend took my out in the desert with his family one day. I found the desert so poetic, right away ! This is when I thought, if I ever get a car, it will be to go to the desert. Later on, I met a girl in Dubai, she had a 2 doors JK and she knew how to drive in the desert. I would ask her to take me to drive in the sand and in the dunes. Each time I would get behind the wheel, I would get stuck and she would take us out of it (imagine how helpless I would feel ^^). Once, I even got us stuck on the roadside because of an island of sand while taking her kids to IMG World… This is where I thought I needed to take desert driving lessons. Fast forward to Feb 2021, I finally decided to buy a car. Didn’t have to think long, went to Trading Entreprises, they showed me my car and I bought it. It was delivered to me on a Thursday, on Friday I was with @Wrangeld in the sand for a Masterclass, on Sunday I was registering to my first @Carnity convoy drive. And since then, my whole lifestyle has changed... I used to go out every Thursday and Friday, work on weekends… look at me now, I never miss a chance to be out there in the sand at early hours, even attending the mid-week afternoon rides. My journey is just starting. I already learned a lot and met many lovely people. I am more than happy and grateful to be part of the @Carnity community ! PS : and now I can take the girl to the desert PPS : beautiful initiative @Enrico Biscaro

Beautiful morning ! @Anish S, as usual, your choices of terrain and lines are always interesting, fun yet challenging. I admire your calm and your pedagogy in all situations. Thank you @Vanessa8580 for the amazing support and your contagious energy. Even at 5am, no one ever feels groggy when you're around Good job @Russ keeping the convoy safe and an eye on everyone from the back. Our convoy this morning was so fresh, really felt everyone was confident and happy to improve their skills. Also had some good laughs all along... That's the @Carnity spirit ! PS : @TT_Dubai @Chinthaka Ruwan nice pics ! PPS : @Fabien Monleau la classe !