Hydro Start

Hydro Races

After the races the children could go up and get autographs. Stuart had his Washington Huskies hat on so he was getting quite a bit of recognition since many of these races take part in Seafair or come from Seattle.
This wasn't the finals, but in the heats that we say, Spirit of Qatar came first, O Boy Oberto came second and Graham Trucking came 3rd. The announcer in the at was the same announcer that does Seafair.

Seafair Doha Style

This weekend there were hydroplane races in the bay. We went down to see what this free event was all about, never imagining that there would be few crowds and great views. There was even an air show similar to the Blue Angels in Seattle.

New Roof Setting

We have had this wooden structure built on our rooftop, added a string of lights and green turf. This equals a beautiful spot to have dinner and spend an evening!

When in Rome

Connor had a friend visiting from Budapest. It was an opportunity to look Arab and I think they pull it off quite well.
I had to ask the shop attendant how to put on the head pieces correctly and he showed me how.

Pep Rally Surprise

The elementary and middle school were invited to the high school pep rally. We appreciated being invited to attend because it gave us a chance to see Connor being recognized as a varsity player on the volleyball team.

Connor is #5

Then after the teams were introduced, we had 4 members from the Globetrotters come out. They did a little routine for the students. The Globetrotters are visiting Doha and have a show in town, but we appreciated getting our own small show at school.

Maddie is sitting on the floor in a blue t-shirt....3rd or 4th student from the left.

Crazy Duners

On our drive back to the starting point for duning, we passed by a huge crowd of cars, so we decided to stop and see what was going on. This SUV comes from nowhere, whipping by, and heads up the dune. This is obviously an entertaining sport because there was certainly a large group of spectators. Then, as it got a little bit darker, all of these cars got in a long convoy and headed away -- we think it was almost the call to prayer and they were leaving to pray???