The Desert.

So a few weeks ago now James came to visit and spend some time making himself look like a local again. (more on that to follow) So seeing as me and Henry had not been to the desert yet we decided that it would be a fun experience for all of us to have. Qatar International Adventures here we come! Getting picked up from the flat we spent roughly 40 mins driving south from Doha towards the Saudi border. Our driver Imad had some goo chat on the way telling us about how he had only flipped one car which then turned in to two but one only went upside down! Sweet ha ha.

Our Patrol

We drove to Sealine a large beach resort on the edge of the desert and lowered the pressure in the tires, instantly we were in the dunes, driving at what seemed like flat out around, up and down massive banks of sand! The only thing we could do was smile as Imad launched this patrol down a near vertical wall of sand the sand flowing over the bonnet of the car. As we continued to drive down towards Saudi the desert flattened off and the speed instantly doubled we got to the border and looked out over the inland sea and into Saudi. 

 James and Henry by a desert fjord.

Henry jumping into Saudi

Lawrence takes a stroll!

So as we left the Saudi border we headed back for a BBQ and evening relaxing by the sea in the QIA camp. We just happened to spend the whole evening there on our own, it was amazing to have this whole place all to ourselves although playing volley ball with 3 people proved challenging. We played about on the sand boards (snowboards) and got ok on them before we starting trying silly things. Henry decided he would try and ride a board through the human sized gap in the tents, which after several attempts and a few near misses he eventually slid through only to come flying off! The food was excellent and the chat for the rest of the evening only got better and better. Sunset over the desert was the most amazing experience of it just dropping out the sky in just a few minutes. The best thing about the whole trip was driving through the desert in the pitch black, just the headlights and the moon lighting the way forwards! Amazing.

Sunset in the desert

Me sand boarding

The QIA camp.

And as promised James looking like a Local