WOW!!! What a Trip!!!
Just back home now...detailed report follows....later...

Thanks a lot Sajid for the nice words for me, Ahmad, Arun as well as Sangeeta. My thanks to you all for having made it so for just for a day's excursion, considering the time elapsed from our deflation near Fins at about 5pm to our finishing the drive at Qalhat at abt 330 pm next day. Even, I felt tired at the end of the trip, I can well imagine what you people have gone thru during the drive from Dubai and back and considering the time you all spent for procuring the visas.Saj wrote: I would like to thank Mr. Ajay Sikri and Mr. Ahmad Pervez for organizing such adventures for DO members.![]()
The fact that the above was accomplished in a safe and secure manner is testimony to the skills, experience, craft and adventurous spirit for off-roading of the founder and co-founder of DO.![]()
On behalf of the group, I would also like to convey our gratitude to Mrs. Sikri for the warm hospitality extended to us on our pit stop at their place in Muscat.![]()
AJS wrote:Some interesting Statistics of the Trip:
the total Offroad distance covered from roadhead to roadhead was 103 kms.
We started at an elevation of 15m and drove up to 1360m within a distance of 15km. The elevation at the camping spot was 1380m.
While there were ups and downs all over the route, the change of elevation was remarkable when at one time, we had to descend from 1829m to 1187m at the spot where we paused for the Friday prayers. Thereafter, the route took us thru steep incline to 2064m within a drive of 9km or so. Finally we finished the offroad section at an elevation of 14m.
Fantastic feat...AJS wrote:Some interesting Statistics of the Trip:
the total Offroad distance covered from roadhead to roadhead was 103 kms.
We started at an elevation of 15m and drove up to 1360m within a distance of 15km. The elevation at the camping spot was 1380m.
While there were ups and downs all over the route, the change of elevation was remarkable when at one time, we had to descend from 1829m to 1187m at the spot where we paused for the Friday prayers. Thereafter, the route took us thru steep incline to 2064m within a drive of 9km or so. Finally we finished the offroad section at an elevation of 14m.
These are some fantastic statsAJS wrote:Some interesting Statistics of the Trip:
the total Offroad distance covered from roadhead to roadhead was 103 kms.
We started at an elevation of 15m and drove up to 1360m within a distance of 15km. The elevation at the camping spot was 1380m.
While there were ups and downs all over the route, the change of elevation was remarkable when at one time, we had to descend from 1829m to 1187m at the spot where we paused for the Friday prayers. Thereafter, the route took us thru steep incline to 2064m within a drive of 9km or so. Finally we finished the offroad section at an elevation of 14m.
pack your bags and get your car serviced, it coming sooner that what you expected ;)Saj wrote:Can't wait for Jebel Shams.