Introduction
For those students who are not doing sailing as their adventurous journey as sailing then the school will be organising an expedition to Bir Zekreet. An expedition to this part of Qatar offers the following:
The opportunity to be self sufficient, though water will be provided along the route.
The opportunity to navigate using a map and compass
The opportunity to plan a journey using on a route card having been given a limited amount of information
The opportunity to cover 40km over 2 days
The opportunity to camp in remote and sometimes challenging conditions
Itinerary
Leave school at 7.00am and travel to Bir Zekreet town.
Get dropped off at one of several points
Travel in a general Northly direction for about 20km including passing through a check point
Camp close to the beach
Be involved in a beach clean up campaign
After breakfast break camp
Head back to Bir Zekreet town via a different route to that taken the previous day
Get bus back to school arriving back at about 4.00pm
The trip would take place on a Wednesday and Thursday in February.
Signing off
In order to have your log book signed off you will have needed to:
. Undergone school based training
. Attended a training expedition
. Completed the full expedition
. Completed a report about your journey.
If you have any further questions about this trip please contact me on dbriggs@dohacollege.com