Follow the Scot 18/01/2013 - Report

[scotchyl]

On a very cold morning we ventured out into the dunes of Sweihan on a joint lead trip with some keen offroaders.

Compared with weeks before with fog and rain, today was down to 6c as we met at the petrol station in sweihan. Two messages the night before advise of some minor technical issues so we were sorry that we missed you DesertDawg and Alkhateeb, hope all is fixed soon. One call from a member to advise of delay and minutes later we moved to the deflation point.

We headed to gate 15 where we deflated and did a briefing for the trip. Although all were particularly cold, smiles were always there as we moved off into the dunes. We started with some nice easy dunes, crests and technical areas to get the warmth into the drivers and then proceeded to the higher dunes of Sweihan.

The track had a mix of something for all and we had to make some stops to chat and relax as no one was willing to offer the chance of a recovery.

From here we headed to the Ghaf tree for some (late) breakfast and a chat. the company was great and lots of great chat and jokes confirmed everyone was warmed up and ready for some more.

We headed to the big dune for a short while and then with time moving one we took a smoother but slightly quicker route back to the catch in time for Juma Prayer. Some left direct to Sweihan and some inflated at the gate.
Desert_Hawk - thank you for the share of the trip and hope you got some good shots when able, we look forward to them
Grizzly - thank you for the great second lead, it was great to have you and keeping very good communication throughout, great job
Desert Storm - very good driving from start to finish, you took the dunes in your stride, keep it going
Ihab - glad to have you on the trip and for the assistance, you seemed to enjoy the dunes and some great driving throughout
Marco - great to see you out and you did very well and glad you enjoyed, there is plenty more to come i can be sure
Berho Desert - well done throughout, some very good driving and the big cat constantly purrs up to the ridges, nice one
Abu Ghazi - thank you for a great sweep, excellent communication throughout and great to know you were in control of all. really great driving and you and the pathy grow with every trip
Colonel - glad to have you on the trip, very good driving and you took the next step with great efficiency and safe handling of the dunes, mabrook.
Caesar - thank you for the assistance and some great chats, pleasure to have you with us today for sure, hope you warmed up a bit.
Nautibean - thankyou for coming along as official photographer and hope you had a enjoyed drive (chauffeur driven in style) look forward to seeing the photographs

Thank you for a great trip, smiles and company are a pleasure and hope to you all in the sand soon (and with some warmer weather)

Scotchyl

[marco]

I am very glad not having missed this trip.
It deserved the early wake up and the drive from Dubai.
Thanks Andy and congratulations.
The supporting team has been very efficient.
Thanks also to all friends in the convoy.
Let's make soon another one.
Ciao
Marco

[desert_hawk]

Nice day indeed and worth the early wake up...

Scotchyl, detailed but right to the point briefing, enjoyable trip with the right track for intermediate level, good leading skills.
Grizzly, great 2nd lead and support.
Abu Ghazi, great sweeping and support, see you in 2 weeks
All trip participants, good driving all of you, good convoy rules adherence and excellent team work and support.
Nautibean, waiting for the pics, thanks for the coffee and stop complaining about the seat belt
Caesar, thanks for the support

Thank you everyone for the great company.

Till next time, drive safe

[Maher]

Very nice report Andy, nothing to add and Congratulations on your first lead, very nice track and great leading skills, keep it up.
Thanks to all for joining this trip, excellent driving skills makes the trip and the company enjoyable
Desert_Hawk, thanks for the trip and for your continuos support.
See you all on sand soon

[Colonel]

This was definitely worth waking up at 6am on one of the coldest 130km drive from Dubai Ive had.
Some say doors would help, but cold is better than boring... "though we had to stop at one point and use the exhaust pipe to worm our hands
Andy, that was a very smooth yet interesting route, so thx for the nice lead, the tips and the patience
Desert Hawk, appreciate that you waited for me, and as usual thx for the pics & video " "and for your sense of Humor
Ceasar, As always, thx for the 4x4 reminder and for the tips
Grizly, Nice to meet you and thx for being responsive on the radio
Desert storm, thx for the snatch
Nautibean, thx for the coffee

This was a great first intermediate trip and look forward to taking the game one step further.

thankyou...

[nautibean]

Well done on your first lead laver

[BERHO]

Thanks all for nice trip VG leader and very nice people see you soon

[Abu Ghazi]

Thanks a lot Desert Hawk & Scotchyl for great organization of the trip, we had so much fun surfing the dunes in a very suitable track for the level.
All the participants did well following the track of a wrangler although most of them were LWB vehicles.
This trip was very unique since there were more LWB vehicles than the SWB ones, which is not very common at all.
Last but not least, well done Andy for the great first lead it was amazing & well selected.
Great second lead from Grizzly.
Well done to all the participants it was nice to meet some of you for the first time & happy to see the rest of you again after long time.
Thanks to our marshals Desert Hawk & Caesar for their support & guidance during the trip
Until next time, please be well & take care.
Salam

[Dune_Phantom]

Wow Andy, would love to join you on your very own Marshal trip hope we won't have to wait long.


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[scotchyl]

Thank you for the feedback and for being there on the trip, next time it will be warmer i hope.

@mosalf - one step at a time, but choosing the right track

[Saif1]

It was a very cold weather but we were so luck to have this great people arround who made it warm with all the fun & smiles on all faces

Andy: Thank you for leading the convouy in a nice well choosen track, briefing & very good response to the communication
DH: Thanks for the support & for being arround.
Ceasar: Being arround us is a pleasure & one more point for feeling safer
Grizzly: Thanks for being the 2nd lead & it is always nice to see you & join you in a trip
Abu Ghazy: I am happy to see you again in the same trip & thanks for sweeping the convouy & for your regular feedback when convouy is moving or when ever we have to stop for 1 or 2 min
Colonel: You are most welcome my friend & sure I will thank you one day for "snatching" me as well being in desert without stuck is no fun
Ihab: Very nice driving as usual & thanks for your advices at some points
Berho Desert: Very good driving & it is nice to be with you in 99% of the trips
Marco: It was a pleasre meeting you & hope to see you again soon.
Nautibean: Thanks for the active photographing & waiting for the results
I hope I did not miss anyone
At the end I just want to confirm that "It worthed waking up early in a very cold weather"

[Grizzly]

It was REALLY REALLY REALLY worth waking up @ 6 in this very cold morning to join this trip
PERFECT TRIP FOR THE BEGINNING TILL THE END
I had the pleasure to be your second lead
Very interesting route, perfect choice of dunes
It is always lot of fun to drive with old friends
Colonel and Marco it was a pleasure meeting you
Till next time
Keep safe

[Ihab]

Well done Andy....trip was very organized and amazing. Thanks to all the participants and wish to see you all again soon

[MLC]

Mabrook from a very chilly Heathrow!

[akhateeb]

It was so unfortunate NOT to join you guys! I hope the car is ready soon for more sand!

Looking forward to join you all next trips..

Keep those morning trips coming! It is the best way to kick off the weekend