Day Trip

Maggie and I took a drive a few weeks back South of Doha towards Al Wakra and Sealine near the Inland Sea. While we did not go past the end of the highway (we were alone and you only travel in groups of 3 or more when off-road), we did look around quite a bit.

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Here is the remains of an old abandoned fort at Al Wakra

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In hte background you can see the large Mosque at Al Wakra.

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This shot is a little better

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One of the old doors

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This is the inner courtyard. It looks like totally abandoned, old furniture etc.

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Now a series out towards the Qatar Petroleum Refinery and Natural Gas port.

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Qatar has one of the largest Natural Gas Reserves in the World.

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Our trusty Land Rover and Maggie

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This is the refinery side.

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