And nothing else matters

The Land Cruiser is parked on the edge of a 200ft high sand dune, just before a tummy-tickling 70-degree fall. A photographer right below, kneels down and takes position. With a gesture of his hand he signals the driver to step on the gas - the jeep rises, sinks and spins, sand spraying against the car windows like dense brown water. Click.

Dunebashing at Masaieed, 40 km from Doha. The recreational sport's one of Qatar's favorite past time.

On weekends there are hundreds of SUVs and desert quads performing crazy stunts out there.

One of our 4wds stuck in the sand and about to be pulled out.

In conversation with Babu John Lazarus, 54, one of Qatar's most experienced dunebashers. He knows every inch of the desert.

The rocky land across the sea is Saudi Arabian soil. It's weird, this side, it's soft sand, all desert, that side, all rock, no sand, divided just by this narrow stream of seawater - a Geographical wonder!

Work's over, now chill out with a beer. Here with NF Ali, another dune freak, who goes crazy with his desert quad.

Photos: Jayaram