a nice weekend- dhows and ethiopians

I don't think these events actually happened on the same weekend but let's not sweat the small stuff.

Part 1- the Dhow cruise. You can call up a Dhow on the corniche and have them take you out into the bay, fire up the grill, crank tunes, and anchor while you jump in. I had done this once with the Jays and was looking forward to getting back with Lisa and the kids.

Wilder and her friend Mia with the Museum of Islamic Art in the background

Neal, Hannah, and Lisa... and Luca too.

Doha Skyline

Bombs away- the kids were loving launching off the roof.

"Hey- can we get back on the boat yet" 

Last thing we heard Alan say: "Hey watch this!"

Alan had about 5 kids on there scamming a free ride

which made him a bit tired on the return trip

Part 2- The diamond league track meet. If you are a professional track athlete this is the circuit you try to attend- and Doha hosts the opener. It is amazing watching these athletes perform- and the body types for each sport- distance=long and lean, sprinters= muscles, shot put= beasts. On our way in we bought an ethiopian flag figuring we could be honorary citizens for a night- plus the Ethiopian and Kenyan fans have way more fun than anyone else- much singing and dancing. A fun night even though I got busted at security trying to smuggle in water.

Not sure if you can see the Ethiopian fans having a good time in the background.

David Rudisha- won gold in London- made the 800 look easy, he wasn't even breathing hard after the first lap- which was around 50 sec!

Hanging at the start line with Ollie and Bethany.

This is why Lisa thinks I like watching track and field. (womens hurdles)

This is why I think Lisa likes watching track and field. (100 dash)

Steeplechase- because running a 3000 meter race isn't hard enough some people want to add a big jump with water under it. There were distempered sea bass in there as well.

Men's 100 meter dash about to start. 10 minutes to get all ready for a 10 second race.

USA's Jason Gatlin won the 100 then on his victory lap took the time to high five and pose with every single kid- very cool gesture.