Beach on the Arabian Gulf

Today we headed off to a beach about 30 minutes from our house with a group from our church. We got there around 4:00 and didn't even think of bringing jackets with us. It's Saudi...it doesn't get cold here. HA, were we wrong. The wind was blowing and it was rather chilly. Some friends of ours were nice enough to let Vika use a blanket they had and she bundled up and hid on the chair for the first little bit until her friend came. Once she started running around she was fine.
The beach is a huge sandy beach that we had to use four wheel vehicles to drive down to the water. Several people tried in their regular cars and got stuck. Not fun! Yes, the women did have to wear their abayas at the beach but it was pretty chilly so we didn't mind.
Jonny and Franco practiced their juggling skills.
Looks like they are practicing for a show.
The sad thing about the beaches and pretty much most of Saudi is the amount of trash people throw on the ground. This was just some of the trash we had to pick up from our site before we could enjoy it.

It was pretty chilly but we had a great fire to warm us up. Yes, it can get cool here where we need jackets and fire to keep warm.

Happy or mad? Which is it boys?

Our nice warm comfy fire.
The food arrived late because the vehicle bringing it to us got stuck in the sand but when it arrived, it was YUMMY!!!! This picture doesn't do justice, but it was roasted chicken and rice. I don't know how they do it but the Arab people know how to cook chicken.

Had lots of food and fun times with friends.