Water Sports

Yesterday me and five of my buddies signed up for a Water Sports tour here in Qatar, so we drove into downtown Doha and pulled into a pier where there were several traditional Dowh boats anchored. We got on board and the boat started too slowly but surely make its way towards our destination somewhere in the middle of the Persian Gulf. Apparently, Qatar with its disgusting amount of money, decided to build an island called The Pearl. Its still under construction, but we got to see it the way it was so far, and it was impressive. We slowly cruise by "The Pearl" and finally anchor about 300m off the beach nearby and start having fun. I jump in and immediately regret having my mouth slightly open as i impact the water. That water is saltier then any other ocean I have ever been in in my entire life. We get in, swim around for a few and then get on the jet skis, which was even more fun. The ultimate "Sport" if you will though, is of course the giant inflatable hot dog ride. Being drug behind a boat on that thing was brutal and fun at the same time. Every time I wiped out I skipped and rolled and slammed all over the place, it was awesome. I got a nice tan going and we got to eat some traditional Qatar food on the boat and basically just enjoyed a great day in the Gulf.

-Allen-