pictures : 2003-July Saudi Arabia

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Mohammad is digging in his pockets to pay for a four-wheeler ride.
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Mohammad quading.
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View from the four wheeler.
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More view from the four wheeler.
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Some friends took me to this authentic Saudi restaurant...
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Outside the restaurant. The camel skin bag slowly evaporates the water within, keeping it impressively chilled.
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The waiter in the first room, serving us coffee.
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In the coffee room. An impressive array of coffee making tools.
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My friends sitting in the coffee room. From left to right: Dr. Abdul Aziz, Abdulrahman, and Tarik.
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Abdulrahman demonstrating a manual coffee grinder.
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Tarik and I digesting after a large feast of authentic Saudi food. Mum talz\!
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An island room in the restaurant, surrounded by a moat of water.
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All four of us, leaving the restaurant. I felt honored to spend the evening with these fine people.
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I'm climbing aboard a camel on aziziya beach.
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The camel appears none too happy about this.
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Evidently headed towards Bahrain, accross the water.
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We seem to be a little lost.
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Heading back to dry land.
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Okay, that was fun.
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The guy has decided that the farther he takes me, the more he can then charge me.
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It's a rough ride, especially when the camel runs. I can hardly imagine riding a camel miles across a desert.
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I think I enjoyed it more than the camel.
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The camel is complaining as he's told to sit. I'm hanging on for dear life.
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End of the road. The camel is still complaining, and I'm less than confident that he likes me.
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Mahamad and Abdul Hadi. We're talking Mohamad into riding a four wheeler.
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Mohamad isn't sure if a four wheeler can be trusted.
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Mohamad's first four wheeler.
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Testing...
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Hey, this is pretty fun after all\!\!
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A group of four wheelers on top of a sand dune at dusk.
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A sand dune in the distance.
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Night setting on the desert.
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Looking toward the road we drove in on.
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Looking out into the desert. Where's my camel friend when I need him\?
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That's me, standing in the desert.
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Saying goodbye to our Sudanese friends.

Photo album generated by album from Dave's MarginalHacks on Wed Feb 1 04:56:28 2006