Destination Doha: Off to the beach...

Fridays are normally "church" days. Since our weekends fall on Friday/Saturday, we meet for church on Friday mornings. Today, however, people are still traveling for spring break, so we decided to head to the beach with another family that is in town for a day of soaking up the sun. We've been to a few beaches here, but they've been mostly close by and with minimal off-roading to get to the water. Today, we got to use our 4-wheel drive and try our luck with the sand. We followed our friends to the beach, stopped to have some air taken out of our tires (that was a first, but it helps when driving on the sand). Then we were off-road and on the sand driving for a while. A and I were both a little nervous at first, we've never really taken our KIA off roading, but after a bit, A declared driving in the sand a lot like the snow..

Driving in. P was so nervous about crossing the little stream.

There was a jeep rally going on..

And I was nervous about that dune to our right..

We drove for a while, rounded a large dune, and found a great spot. J and S brought a great canopy to block the sun and we quickly set up for the morning. The kids played and explored and we got to relax and chat with friends..that's a good morning.. We got to see some little crabs marching around the sand and found some little jellyfish in the shallows. You have to be careful because they are totally transparent, like a glob of hair gel...but you can see the shadows.

After several hours, we decided to head back out. I could tell A was having more fun on the way out (I think he may enjoy the off-roading more in the future..). We got the tires aired up, and were off. It was a really relaxing morning and as much as I enjoy our travels, sometimes hanging out here is just what we need.