A few years ago when we came to Oman to visit Jenny's Uncle, we were taken on a day trip into the mountains on one of the most exhilarating drives. Since then, we've been trying to work out where the drive was so we can attempt it again. After trying to describe the step drops and tight corners, we were able to determine that we'd driven the back road from Al Hamra to Wadi Bani Awf.
The road starts out well, with a brand new tarmac road up to the view point at around 3,000m above sea level. We stopped briefly at the viewpoint to take in the scenery and convince Mum that there was nothing to worry about. About 300m after setting off again, the road disappeared completely and turns into a dirt track.
Whilst I had every confidence in the Raptor's capability, the wagon is a beast and some of the turns were pretty tight for such a large vehicle. Whilst it's a bit shaky, the video below gives some idea. All the hairy bits had to be edited out due to Mum's swearing!
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