Basic training 1 was such a blast that it made us wish we had more time to take in the beautiful natural scenery.

The morning started with a short presentation about the full suite of emergency and safety equipment required for offroad driving. This was immediately followed by a straight cresting warm up. It was encouraging to see that the straight cresting lesson from Off-road Discovery training was not forgotten.

A short while into the warm up we arrived at a dune that was perfect for practicing a wheel centering technique, so we took the opportunity. After disposing of the side attractions, we moved on to the main event of the morning…side sloping.

It took a few attempts before our Basic trainees got a handle on the technique, but when they did eventually get it, boy did they get it. From that point on we proceeded leave our mark on every dune in sight at continuously increasing pace. Apart from a few following distance issues, the convoy looked amazing as they raced across the dune faces.

On our way out of the desert we were treated to the sight of a large herd of Oryx sheltering from the mid morning  heat under newly planted trees around Crescent Moon Lake.  We exited the desert driving safari style along a gravel track, leaving a large trailing dust cloud in our wake.

Thanks to the dream team, Hussam (SL) and Zoubeir (SW), for keeping a watchful eye on the convoy and the invaluable feedback.