THE INLAND SEA!

Stuck in the sand



Our Day Camp


Driving the Dunes


Having Fun!


Andy playing in the Sand








Just saw a statistic that 97% of the 4 wheel drive owners in the US never take their cars off road, or use the 4 wheel drive. Not true here in Doha! We drive off road all the time. It is necessary even in the city! Yesterday, we went really off road and traveled down to the Inland Sea in the south of Qatar. Here the sea has a small inlet and makes a nice beach in the midst of sand dunes. The waves are very gentle. It's about a 1/2 hour trip over the dunes. We stopped at the end of the road, at Sealine Beach Resort, and let some air out of our tires. We did get stuck in the sand once, some nice people pulled us out. Going over the dunes is quite an experience, basically get a run up, go up the dune, then take your foot off the gas for the trip down the dune. Can be a wild ride! Got to the beach where the kids had a great time digging in the sand. On our return to Doha, had to stop where the road began to put air back in the tires. It was about 4:30 in the afternoon, on a Friday, and it was rush hour at the sand dunes! I couldn't believe the number of people heading out there for the evening.
All in all we had a great time - and will do it again sometime.