Qatar- more of the same

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Instead of writing more of the same stuff as the last few blogs I have (crazy drivers, insane traffic, work work work, dune bashing), I'm just going to post some pics.

In 36 hours, I'll be flying to Madrid to celebrate the Eid holiday and I'm sure I'll have much more exciting information then! I can't wait to finally have a real break!!!

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Photos

All dressed up...
... and ready to go to a super fancy birthday party at a swanky Japanese club

Birthday Party
with my fellow hot shots

Souq al Bahar
This is the pretty souq across from the Dubai Mall. I'd never been, but it was quite nice

Souq al Bahar
I really would like to visit this area again.

Souq al Bahar
Next time, I'll try an outdoor seating area at a restaurant.

New rigs!
more drilling rigs, truck mounted Frastes. Not quite the "truck mounted" rigs I was expecting and am used to from the states...

Gas Station explosion
Tanks beneath exploded and sucked in a few cars. Thankfully, no major injuries. I used this place quite a few times.. Scary.

Leon's first dune bashing
Another dutch guy who caught on quick

Lines of quads
You can pick and choose who you rent from

Trouble
Luka was ready to bash some dunes!

My best one yet
This was actually my favorite quad so far. And the guy gave me a "beauty discount" - Leon tried to pay the same and was denied. Ha-ha!

Stuck
The orange ones looked really cool, but they seemed to get stuck a lot.

Dune ripples
Very windy day

Dunes
It's amazing to see how much the dunes changed since last time

Dune changes
I rode my quad up a not-too-wussy-but-not-difficult hill and almost crashed into a small valley caused by propagating dunes - not there before.

Eid
Tents being set up for the Eid holiday. Think I'll skip the sacrificing of the goats this year...

Crazy boys
Coming down big hill

Crazy boys
I'm mostly there to make sure they don't get TOO stupid

Chill-laxing
After returning our quads, my new favorite place has a tent to relax in and we enjoyed a picnic

Comments

[Romsa]

Great pictures!!!
Thanks for sharing. Riding quads in the sand looks awesome. I hope this finds you safe, healthy and happy, Pookie. Can't wait for the next blog post.