Over the hills and far away
Today we set out to travel over the hills and far away and that’s exactly what this small but experience convoy achieved at the end of an 80 km long journey.
It was unusual, but very pleasant, to find the desert so empty today. The absence of other traffic in the desert meant that our convoy could play around in popular locations and otherwise busy areas, to our heart’s content.
The highlight of today’s drive was bowl driving. And since we didn’t have to contend with other convoys, we took the opportunity to try different approaches and just had a blast switching between bowls and doing high speed climbs and cresting.
Choosing to exit near Al Shuwaib meant that we had to traverse a completely unfamiliar stretch of desert. All the crossings in this area were against the leeward side of small dunes with extremely soft and steep slopes. Ensuring a successful crossing here demanded an intricate balance of momentum and throttle control.
Unsurprisingly, this area claimed the first stuck of the trip. Fortunately, our expert sweeper and his trusty winch were at hand to save the day and keep the convoy on track for a punctual exit.
Great driving Senior Javier and Johan. Let’s see if we can replicate this success with a larger convoy.
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It was a perfect mix of slow, low technical and fast, high crest surfing with bowls in between. The small convoy made for a great rhythm and flow with very few off tracks and second tries from me. Unfortunately I got stuck right at the end, spoiling the opportunity for us to have a stuckless drive.
I had and absolute blast, thank you Preggy and Javier for the support!!
Until next time!
You did a great job considering that this was only your second trip at Off-roader level. Getting stuck is a normal consequence of off-road driving. Don’t make a “stuckless” drive your ultimate goal. I have seen people making absolutely ridiculous and outright dangerous maneuvers just to avoid getting stuck.
Remember your training and the techniques you learnt along the way. If you get stuck while applying the correct technique then a safe recovery may almost certainly be possible.
You took the right decision in your situation. I would rather have several safe stucks with safe recoveries than a single accident.
I’m jealous ! Looking fwd tobthe next one 😉