Today was our last day in Jeddah. Katie and Moe said that we could have the day to do whatever we wanted-- either what we wanted to do again or what we hadn't had a chance to do yet. We started off with breakfast/lunch at Starbucks. We had the same guy making our coffee but Mark ordered a cold drink in a clear cup so he didn't give him an empty cup today. I feel like we know him now. He is very pleasant looking with a big smile.
After Starbucks we drove around looking for a few things that I hadn't gotten pictures of yet. We have "George" from the Vincennes Sun Commercial and there were a few pictures with him that I had decided would be good. I also wanted to see a different part of the Red Sea boardwalk. We found a pretty mosque and a nice place to stop and take some pictures. I think most of the Red Sea in Jeddah has a very rocky shore and its not really possible to walk along the beach. The water is more polluted too so people don't really swim here. But it is very beautiful and I got some more pictures. The water had some waves today which was nice to see.
After I got all the pictures I wanted we headed back to the first private beach that we went to the first day here. I'd say there were less than 10 other people there. The water was very pleasant. Katie, Moe and I just went out and floated around and talked. Mark sat in the shade but he was prepared with music and earphones this time.
When we went back to shore, I decided to walk down to the end of the private beach to see what it looked like. They build like peninsulas out into the water to separate the private beach areas, so I was walking out to the end. At the end it was so gorgeous! I decided to just sit on one of the lawn chairs for a few minutes to enjoy the view. I wiped my finger across the chair and picked up this salt residue. Its not sand, the sand is light brown.
This is a picture of some more of the beach area. You can see the emptiness and how beautiful it is. I got in the water a little bit more and looked for shells and fish to take pictures of. We decided to leave so that we would have time to shower and clean up before going out to eat for our last meal. We are going to "Outback" for steak.
We fly out about 7am tomorrow so we have to be at the airport about 4:30. Katie is coming home with us for about 10 days. That will help in leaving this vacation--that she is coming home with us.
It has been a wonderful vacation. Katie and Moe have entertained us in grand style. We can't express our thanks enough for this experience. We also want to thank Uncle Marv, Reema, Othman, Sarah and Jude, Reema's parents, Reema's friends, Aunt Jehan, cousin Sarah, and Uncle Hisham and the other cousins and aunts that we met. Thank you for welcoming us, showing us around, feeding us and making us feel at home.
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