Fishing Trip
 Mneefa, Saudi Arabia, 2005

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en route...

1. Getting
a permit

turns out you need a permit to FISH in S.A. we were lucky to get the holy permit

2. Getting
stuck

but the abjar wasn't so lucky; it got stuck. Usama trying to help. it subaie as well.

3. Getting
there

we're finally on our way Arriving... lots of desert, and a sea of garbage (unfortunately) soooo excited? you bet.

 Settling...

1. Unpack

Ayman unpacking and his best friend is helping.. two at a time.

2. Build

bu fahad the construction manager this is easy. i can do it.

3. Inspecting

workers out, inspection team in. Yep. Men and/or horses can sleep in this place.

Appendix:
Some of us just did nothing useful

take the fat dude for example, he looked annoyed from second 1. me, walking around, making sure everything is where it is. even holding a baseball batting session with the tent poles.

 Nighttime

Alaa and myself, thinking... ok, now what... Ayman looks as happy as you'll ever see him that week. oops, there's another hidden smile from the big guy. bu saleh likes the flash light. two people laghing (for different reasons) family atmosphere... almost group shot some people just love playing with fire i was preparing tea YEAAH, KETTLE HIM ON THE HEAD... (abahdilik...) Mohammad practicing with the kettle (or yedooding?)

We fished!!

this tiny shark was caught by mohammad this thin air was caught by Alaa

We cooked

saleh is cooking mumawwash... (mixed with a few desert bug i think) kids: don't try this at home there is enough malaqa here to go around the whole kingdom--no offense.

We ate

ok... food is in.. manners are out.

then slept...

and slept... .. and slept... some of us preferred to sleep in the car ... but we slept..

But for the most part, we sat around

i am sorry to have taken this photo... i just can't find an appropriate comment i want to go home.

 Some of us woke up happy...

if you're happy and you know it brush your teeth and try to organize three people into one picture  and finally succeed I chose to have a shot with the slowly rising blazing solar disk... and guess who else wanted the same shot? .. hala bu yousif... say good bye to the happy bunch..

 

 ... others did not

sometimes i wake up grumpy... this time i should have let him sleep. what is this meaningless photo?!!!! yep.. now we're talking tahiyya for bu mbarak and a silent one for bu mhammad total recall i can't remember what alaa was selling here...

 

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