On Friday I participated in the Amazing Race which was organized by staff at the school. There were 17 teams of 4, so it was quite a lot of participants. Our first few tasks took place at the school -- digging through a sand pit, diving in the pool, building a gingerbread house, climbing wall... once we had completed a series of tasks we hit the road and went to a camel souk. At this site we had to find 6 puzzle pieces. It was interesting searching around cages or smelly and vocal camels. The puzzle was a photo of a road sign, so we hit the road again. Thanks to my gps we were able to find the right spot on the road and stopped to solve another puzzle. From there we headed out to the singing sand dunes (picture above) where we had to climb up. We could really hear the humming on the way down. Fortunately I'd been out there recently so it was easy to find. Other events included going to a beach and filling a container with mouthfuls of coconut juice, getting a picture with a man wearing a thobe, bowling for 200 points, one member dunking her head in fish guts to look for a plastic toy (thankfully not me), doing a dance, and naming tv show tunes. The race lasted about 7 hours and was a lot of fun, but exhausting!
Friday, February 3, 2012
Amazing Race Doha
On Friday I participated in the Amazing Race which was organized by staff at the school. There were 17 teams of 4, so it was quite a lot of participants. Our first few tasks took place at the school -- digging through a sand pit, diving in the pool, building a gingerbread house, climbing wall... once we had completed a series of tasks we hit the road and went to a camel souk. At this site we had to find 6 puzzle pieces. It was interesting searching around cages or smelly and vocal camels. The puzzle was a photo of a road sign, so we hit the road again. Thanks to my gps we were able to find the right spot on the road and stopped to solve another puzzle. From there we headed out to the singing sand dunes (picture above) where we had to climb up. We could really hear the humming on the way down. Fortunately I'd been out there recently so it was easy to find. Other events included going to a beach and filling a container with mouthfuls of coconut juice, getting a picture with a man wearing a thobe, bowling for 200 points, one member dunking her head in fish guts to look for a plastic toy (thankfully not me), doing a dance, and naming tv show tunes. The race lasted about 7 hours and was a lot of fun, but exhausting!
