Floating the Dunes – Trip Report

Uristier · Post by **Uristier** » Fri Feb 22, 2013 8:13 pm

Navigating on the roads seems to be more challenging than floating the dunes. Anyway after some sightseeing the two Dubai members finally found the meeting point and we left for the desert.

Navigating on sand is definitely more challenging than on road. This was demonstrated ca. 23.5 meters off the road.

And finally we were ready for the sand and 50 km floating fun. Yes we had a lot of fun and the kids got some good time for playing.

Then we stopped for Dhuhur prayer and a well deserved break. Yooooop and after the break we continued floating the dunes and ended up at the inflation point safe and sound.

I learnt a great lesson today: an easy track causes stucks while a “difficult” is mastered without problems. Everybody did well, I had great fund and enjoyed the day out with you.

See you soon somewhere in the sand.

alezz · Post by **alezz** » Fri Feb 22, 2013 8:34 pm

Your trip was amazing as usually. Big thanks, Urs

Uristier wrote:
I learnt a great lesson today: an easy track causes stucks while a “difficult” is mastered without problems.

I think reason is that everybody afraid that if we will not go out from dunes till 15:00, you shall finish trip where we are and go home at your normal speed. Fortunately even German Ordnung have limits

Abdul Qadir · Post by **Abdul Qadir** » Fri Feb 22, 2013 8:48 pm

What an amazing trip. How did you measure that 23.5 meters

& rest of the 50 km no appreciation

A nice group, nice weather. Thanks a lot everyone see you some other day in sand.

RHINOS05 · Post by **RHINOS05** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 12:48 am

Great trip thanks its.
Dan

K84 · Post by **K84** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 8:15 am

Thanks for the nice trip, here is a short video:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyA0B0O-OKQ

Regards,
Khalid.

Abdul Qadir · Post by **Abdul Qadir** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 9:44 am

elyakobik wrote:Thanks for the nice trip, here is a short video:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyA0B0O-OKQ

Regards,
Khalid.

Nice video & nice driving

K84 · Post by **K84** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 1:23 pm

Abdul Qadir wrote:
elyakobik wrote:Thanks for the nice trip, here is a short video:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyA0B0O-OKQ

Regards,
Khalid.

Nice video & nice driving

thanks man..

boklyne · Post by **boklyne** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 10:04 pm

Thank you Urs, first for having been kind enough to wait for us as we were slighly late (not really sightseeing when driving 180 km/h to try to join the group!!), then for this fantastic and challenging trip.

I guess I did progress, in skill but also..... in number of stucks

Also experienced my first popout !
Thanks to all of you who helped me putting back my tyre in place.

We were exhausted but happy at the end of the day.
Long live to AD 4x4 !

boklyne · Post by **boklyne** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 10:09 pm

elyakobik wrote:Thanks for the nice trip, here is a short video:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyA0B0O-OKQ

Regards,
Khalid.

Thanks a lot for sharing your video. It was just like living this trip again !

Ferran Pous Andres · Post by **Ferran Pous Andres** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 10:53 pm

Just another amazing sand experience!
Thanks urs for keeping us away from tracks until the very last meter!

desertfun · Post by **desertfun** » Sun Feb 24, 2013 8:03 am

Thank you for a great trip as usual. Long, sometimes easy sometimes tough, great variety, in other words close to perfect

Thanks also for the video posted above.

toto · Post by **toto** » Sun Feb 24, 2013 10:13 am

Thanks Urs for this great trip . Had great fun except for next time i will plan for a Fly Killer

Nice video posted

See you all soon for some more fun

Mickael (TOTO)