Saudi 2008 Topside

Land pictures from the trip to Saudi Arabia 2008. Most time was spent on the livaboard, naturally, but we also visited small, sandy islands with nesting birds and turtles. In Jeddah (the ugliest city in the world) we visited the propaganda museum and the souk before the adventurous 20 hour flight back. See also the UW pictures.

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Botte is pleased with the equipment
Botte is pleased with the equipment
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waiting for a dive
waiting for a dive
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the dive deck
the dive deck
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Divemaster! Guess who
Divemaster! Guess who
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talking hardware with Christer and Jim
talking hardware with Christer and Jim
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in the cabin
in the cabin
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Shadow!
Shadow!
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Erika prepares for a nitedive, Stefan assists
Erika prepares for a nitedive, Stefan assists
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Erika and Steina on their way to a small island
Erika and Steina on their way to a small island
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excursion to an island with breeding turtles a...
excursion to an island with breeding turtles and birds
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Mottled sally-light-foot (Grapsus albolineatus...
Mottled sally-light-foot (Grapsus albolineatus) on the shore
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Brown noddy (Anous stolidus), a tern found all...
Brown noddy (Anous stolidus), a tern found all over the globe where it is warm
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Brown booby (Sula leucogaster), a southern spe...
Brown booby (Sula leucogaster), a southern species
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Christian photographing a booby
Christian photographing a booby
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breeding Brown booby that I photographed after...
breeding Brown booby that I photographed after Christian had left
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Benny likes the heat
Benny likes the heat
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a bit too hot
a bit too hot
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Benny, Jonas and Helene check photos
Benny, Jonas and Helene check photos
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Göran and David
Göran and David
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Namaqua Dove, shown, several falcons and terns...
Namaqua Dove, shown, several falcons and terns landed exhausted on the diveboat
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Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis)
Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis)
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tired Brown noddy (Anous stolidus)
tired Brown noddy (Anous stolidus)
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slightly worried about the sharp beak
slightly worried about the sharp beak
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31 degrees Celcius down to +40m, hotter in the...
31 degrees Celcius down to +40m, hotter in the surface water
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Göran suddenly realizes that his flight home i...
Göran suddenly realizes that his flight home is later than ours, not before. Great mirth among the rest of us
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... including Helene, Christian and, above all...
... including Helene, Christian and, above all, Benny
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... and Stefan & Erik
... and Stefan & Erik
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Less gleeful gentlemen
Less gleeful gentlemen
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A shabby arabic bus with no drinking water tak...
A shabby arabic bus with no drinking water takes us back to Jeddah
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The girls borrow abayas from the hotel
The girls borrow abayas from the hotel
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Helene
Helene
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Cultural! Museum!
Cultural! Museum!
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'typical' yard (in the museum)
'typical' yard (in the museum)
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Ihab gate
Ihab gate
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nice sink
nice sink
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active minaret
active minaret
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Waiting for the guide ...
Waiting for the guide ...
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still ...
still ...
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the guide permitted photographing until the gu...
the guide permitted photographing until the guard stopped it
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a sneaked picture of the toy landscape
a sneaked picture of the toy landscape
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Enemy and FRIEND of Human being
Enemy and FRIEND of Human being
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party!!!
party!!!
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men's and women's washroom
men's and women's washroom
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like snow
like snow
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the souken in Jeddah city
the souken in Jeddah city
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Steina twinkles!
Steina twinkles!
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fully stocked
fully stocked
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Where is my wife?!
Where is my wife?!
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post-shopping depression
post-shopping depression
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bras and knickers in every color except black
bras and knickers in every color except black
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the shops are just deserted during prayor
the shops are just deserted during prayor
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my little princess
my little princess
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real fake
real fake
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men in white, women in black
men in white, women in black
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not Wal-Mart
not Wal-Mart
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three dollars, a lot of glitter for the money
three dollars, a lot of glitter for the money
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small girls are permitted to be seen
small girls are permitted to be seen
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last supper before the chaos at the airport
last supper before the chaos at the airport
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We had fun at Charles de Gaulle, Göran missed ...
We had fun at Charles de Gaulle, Göran missed that!
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... but somewhat boring over time
... but somewhat boring over time
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We briefly met Einar at the airport on his way...
We briefly met Einar at the airport on his way back to Iceland. Ivar took us to Malmö.

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