TREND SETTING MEO ZUBAIR KAYANI SIGNATURE TRIP!!!
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It was great fun…the drive, the company, the dunes, the camp…THE FOOD!!!
Zubair outdid himself again…
Thanks Hugh, Ajay & Sanjay…for adding to the Joy…
good stuff
quote AJS:quote Desert Dragon:Thanks to everyone… total 12 cars….. 🙂nice Pictures gaurav
i enjoyed the day one very much. trust the day two was equally good.
Trust me, the day two was a blast. Hats off to the team!
I’ve put few words together for the trip report. Here it goes. If I’ve missed out a few things pl. let me know and those will be tucked in.
Liwa We Are Coming
By Adeel Akbar November 2, 2008Liwa has been calling us for the last few weeks and everyone was preparing himself for the trip. I find it more of preparing yourself mentally for some adventure. Rest of the preparations are advice driven e.g. someone tells you to make your 4×4 ready for such a drive and someone posts a list of essentials and you fill up your trunk with the stuff. The most important ingredient is the mindset, if that is there then you would attempt anything. So that was the key in this trip the mindset was right and energy was very high. All participants showed leadership skills, patience, and endurance and off course everyone was giving.
This was a great trip and who makes it great are the participants. This was an amazing two days of learning and enjoyment. Mr. Kiyani has proven himself yet again a Superman of Liwa. It was a lifetime enjoyment indeed. The sand falls that you made everyone attempt were full of joy and very brave.At 0800 Hrs we assembled at the gas station at Jebel Ali, a few members were late by few minutes but that is alright. The convoy left right after that, the next stop was the car museum on the way. We filled up our tanks there and got some extra fuel for the little jeep, which turned out to be very handy eventually. First day desert drive was influenced by the UAE Desert Challenge Racers as we drove most of the time on the same track they drove on or around it. It gave everybody a special feeling as if they were participating in the Desert Challenge. We had a few hiccups as Mr. Naved’s LC started giving a little trouble but that LC never wanted to give up and it kept going until we gave up and it was decided to send it to the road for a well deserved rest. This happened right after the wonderful lunch courtesy Mr. Kiyani comprising of Parathas, Aalu Bhujia, Omelete etc. etc. The food was served at the Five Star govt. camp in the middle of nowhere. The camp is established for the people working in the area for a massive plantation project by the Govt. Of Abu Dhabi. We used their dining room as our lunch camp. I should not miss out the greenery that they’ve developed there, is amazing with chickens running around and other birds having their nests in the trees. We saw Camels ad Gazelles on the way as well. Jessil tried his best to pluck a couple from the natural scenery and bring them back to the city but those animals proved to be too good for him.
Another vehicle carrying Ali in the driver’s seat and Mr. Ahmed on the navigation was also dispatched along to pick up Mr. Naved for the overnight camping. This pair of vehicle tried their best to get lost in the wilderness of Liwa and to sneak into Saudi but then the poor souls Mr. Kiyani and Mr. Gaurav were sent out for the rescue leaving everyone at the campsite hungry and tired. Not to forget the borrowed Jerry can again became handy for Ali’s vehicle.
Just to mention the other group had made it to the road, refueled gas and supplies, reached the campsite, erected the camps; chairs and tables put out and had sharpened their teeth for the feast.
Well after one and a half hour we heard roars and got scarred if they released some loins in the area to take care of the growing population of gazelles. However we were so glad to see the four vehicles coming back with everyone safe and sound. But we had yet to wait for the well-deserved dinner as we got Ali’s and Gaurav’s vehicles stuck in a bad bowl just behind the campsite. This effort made people hungrier but not enough to finish even half of the several dishes served at dinner again courtesy Mr. Kiyani. One could not imagine such a five star home made meal far away from home yet hot from the oven and crisp roghni naans. No words could explain such a feast. Awesome!!The night had a clear and crisp sky with millions of stars; I’ve seen such a sky after several years. The beauty was unimaginable. I believe everyone got a chance to see a shooting star more than once if they missed to make a wish the first time around.
We had a old warrior telling stories to the curious young breed in the shape of Hugh, who kept drinking and kept telling stories to them well into the morning. The campfire courtesy Sajeel was not even dead when we left in the morning. This young fellow being the youngest (11 yrs old) member of the group entertained everyone and kept the spirit of the group high by showing very high energy, patience and stamina at the same time. He proved his love for the nature surely. Finally he slept while listening to everyone out on the mat. He proudly introduced himself to everyone as Wrangler Junior, an official member of the club.The night was over I got up early in the morning to see the sunrise along with Sajeel and Tariq. We saw the yolk rising high into the sky in a few minutes as soon as it showed itself. Priceless view. Now we saw some other warriors moving around in the campsite. We three then decided to climb the highest dune in the area. Spotted one and conquered. We saw dunes all around us but felt at the top of the world even at a few hundred feet of altitude. But it’s all state of mind. This feeling was very common in me several years back when I used to go for hiking in the Pakistan’s northern areas.
Well everybody packed up after light breakfast and tea. We head back to fill up some supplies and drove into dunes for a long day. I would say this day was the best driving full of learning and adventure that I had so far in my few months dunning life. We attempted some very tough dunes and loved it. By now we were seven cars left out of twelve yesterday. Two cars left last night including Ajay Bhai and Sanjay bhai, the remaining three included the injured Naved’s LC, Gaurav’s – our official photographer and the runaway comrade Jessil’s. All these people had better stuff to do during the day.
We had a blast the whole day of desert driving out in the middle of nowhere. Off course lead by Mr. Kiyani who kept me at the second pole position having Imran on the sweep with Ali on his front and then Naveen, Hugh and TJ. Great teams effort guys. All the people involved here have shown very high caliber of patience, teamwork and endurance. A big round of applause for everyone. We attempted the sand falls several times and those changed everyone’s blood pressure quite a bit, but gave unexplainable pleasure as soon as you come down one fall. We covered a lot of distance in the desert in this day. Saw several gazelles and camels. Some plantation projects in the desert are really admirable. The toughest part was said to be the last one hour when everyone started getting stuck due to very soft sand and indeed the fatigue which had taken its toll by then.
Finally we reached the road at around 1700 Hrs, refueled vehicles as well as ourselves and moved on with our drives to our respective destinations. The distance covered in this trip is about 950 kilometers. Now I know why this trip had “TREND SETTING” and “SIGNATURE” as words in its header. Who dares!!
Thanks to adeel bhai for your great trip report… :ymapplause:
Good stuff Adeel. Excellent report and for those who couldn’t make it, could feel the adrenaline rush you all had.
Just for humour sake – something interesting that I noticed…….
quote wrangler:Well after one and a half hour we heard roars and got scarred if they released some loins in the area to take care of the growing population of gazelles. !!😕 😕 =)) =))
quote WiLdCaT:Good stuff Adeel. Excellent report and for those who couldn’t make it, could feel the adrenaline rush you all had.Just for humour sake – something interesting that I noticed…….
quote wrangler:Well after one and a half hour we heard roars and got scarred if they released some loins in the area to take care of the growing population of gazelles. !!😕 😕 =)) =))
Thanx n sorry for the typo but u didnt notice a few more :p in there
Nice report Adeel. Glad you guys had fun. 🙂
Hey Guys,
Just like to thank everyone for an excellent 2 day escapade. Great company of people, great food, beautiful scenery, and far away from the hustle and bustle of Dxb. Was it worth the risk and money spent on Renting the car? You’re Damn Right it was! :yesss:
Zubair thanks for organizing the trip and the food bro.
If I could write like Adeel, I would have said the exact same thing. At the end of the day, I’m so glad that we took risks & proud that me and parvez did not get stuck the whole trip!!.Although I know there is still more to learn and even more risks to be taken, which would equal even more FUN! Can’t wait for the next time.
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really feel very sad for those who did not attend the whole trip OF TWO DAYS,
trip expectation : i think it exceeds anything which i or others have ever done till now
Food expectation : i think we should seriously look into restuarant bussiness
ME OFF ROADERS
Just for FOOD & FUN :yesss:not very good in english literature so making it short & sweet,
Something which was done over this weekend is gonna be told as a story by each one of us & is gonna stick in our memory for the rest of our life, ok atleast mine for sure
Kiyani Sb., We are waiting for the pictures that you clicked on the sand falls. I’ll try to upload mine tonight.
Nobody like to post F***** Pictures.
That goes for everybody who was on the trip and clicked the pictures. (i dont wanna name) :p
If you like to see ur pic same way other also like to see there pic……
Guys be good and post.
quote Gaurav:Nobody like to post F***** Pictures.That goes for everybody who was on the trip and clicked the pictures. (i dont wanna name) :p
If you like to see ur pic same way other also like to see there pic……
Guys be good and post.
chill bro….
i’ll post your pic very soon…
which one you wanna c d first.. single pic or group pics?
Jessil: Dont be guilty concious bro. That was for everybody….. and for all the pics :ymsmug:
quote desert knight:adeel bhai where r the pic waiting for them and is anyone planning on come friday morning :thanks:I’m so sorry not to upload them. I’ll try to do it by tomorrow. How am I going to do that BTW as earlier I had issues….r those over?
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