A good time at Al Khor

The scenery along the way ... a herd of goats

Picnicking under a shaded cabana


This morning, together with Amy and Ted, we drove out of Doha, into an old fishing village called Al Khor. These days, this little town, considered to be the second city of Qatar, is an emerging town, serving the foreign worker communities that reside there. However, Al Khor, unlike Doha, is still a little rustic and laid back, reminiscent of its fishing village past.

After checking out some possible picnic spots, we finally settled on the beach by the Corniche. It being a Friday morning, the beach was practically ours to enjoy. The winds from the sea were blowing extremely hard and we had a most comical time trying to pin down our mats with the cooler boxes, bags, sandals and our heavy bottoms, of course. Sera was all the while, unperturbed by all the commotion. Instead, she was spinning around on her buttocks, reveling in the gusty winds and her fresh surroundings.

Our picnic basket was brimming with goodies - an assortment of homemade sandwiches, salsa and chips, fruit salad, fresh juices and even luxury chocolates (courtesy of Amy and Ted) and errr ... Starbucks coffee? So in our very idyllic setting, we alternated from eating, drinking and playing Boggle! Well, it was a little tricky playing a complete game what with Sera crawling over the game and wanting to be the attention.

We left Al Khor just before midday, a little tired, a little wind-blown but more relaxed and more happy.

Check out Sera's wind blown hair

The usual scenario - Johan lying down and Sera sitting up, playing.

Could I be any more relaxed ...