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Another weekend camping trip. This trip was a 6 hour drive to a location South East of the capital Riyadh. Total trip distance was 1100 kilometers round trip. The Najd region of Saudi Arabia, which is most of the Riyadh Area was underwater from 20 to 70 Million years ago. The water that recessed duringContinue reading “Fossils, Gastropods and Petrified Wood”

Quick stop at a cultural village. I like the English translations. This shop requires a mask and doesn’t want to hear anyone complain about it. Second day was a boat tour of the islands and mangroves. Saw dolphins and many birds. Two people brought drones on the boats to get aerial pictures of the mangroves.Continue reading “Farasan Island – Day 2”

Took a weekend trip to the Farasan Islands on the west coast of Saudi Arabia. The Farasan Islands are a group of 260 islands in the Red Sea. We flew from our house in Dammam to the city of Jizan, then took a ferry over to the islands. The flight was on a super budgetContinue reading “Farasan Islands – Day 1”

Second off road camping trip was to a place called the Devils Thumb. This is a large stone outcropping that the locals believe is haunted. This area is pretty remote. If you break down in this area, it’s called the Devils Middle finger. 6 vehicles traveled together. Safety in numbers. Plus there is no cellContinue reading “The Devils Thumb”

This is was my second desert trek. Asfar lake is an hour and a half drive away. There is an Oasis in the town of Al Hasa. There is too much water coming from the aquifer so the water is channeled away through culverts forming the lake. Water is scarce in Saudi Arabia so itContinue reading “Off Road Trip to Asfar Lake (Yellow Lake)”

I paid the price of admission for Charlotte to stay another year in Saudi Arabia. I’m required to pay a dependent fee each year for Charlotte. The one month admission fee in Saudi Arabia costs the same as 1 day at Disney World. Dollar per dollar there’s way more excitement in Saudi Arabia than DisneyContinue reading “Start of Year 2 in Saudi Arabia”

This is my best sunset picture. This shows the beauty of the desert and one of the main draws for camping overnight in the desert. No filters or alterations were used. The sun was a red neon color. The weather has cooled off enough so the days are comfortably warm with nights require only longContinue reading “Desert Camping”

Charlotte and I adopted a desert dog named Lily. Desert dog is kind of a breed in Saudi Arabia. Desert dogs are tan or tan/white with a bushy tail. They have a slender build like a greyhound and have the speed and quickness of a greyhound. Lily loves sand including digging up our courtyard toContinue reading “Desert Dogs”

I took the Jeep out for the first time to do some dune bashing. Dune bashing is climbing big sand dunes. A group of 7 cars met out in the desert. Two of the drivers were experienced drivers and conducted training for the other 5 drivers. There is a ton of technique and car settingsContinue reading “Dune Bashing”

There are maybe 5 golf courses in Saudi Arabia. One of them is in the community where I live. I became a member in July and have been golfing 2-3 times a week. The front nine holes of the course are lighted making it very easy to play after work. One of the course rulesContinue reading “Golf”