On Friday, we went down to the walk and enjoyed a great breakfast outside at a french cafe. Then we were off on our usual drive and headed to what is known as "Friday Market". It reminded me of border towns, with bartering and harassing sellers.
There are men slicing the tops off of fresh cold coconuts and sticking a straw in them. Jacob really enjoyed it. They also have roasted corn that they pile with salt and spices...delicious!
Beautiful plants, cacti, and trees are also sold and really good prices especially if you act like you are not interested in their first price.
The fresh fruit and vegetables were awesome, too. The different exotic fruits were very colorful!!
We picked up some mangos, fresh sliced coconut, watermelon, and pomegranates! All for less than $5.Because the weather has finally cooled down to a comfortable 100 degrees we finally took the kids down to the beach. You see the occasional speedo and women in some very skimpy bikinis (some of which should have looked in a mirror before going in public). We went late in the afternoon and the waves were very similar to Gulf Shores, but in the mornings there are usually much bigger waves and people surfing. There are no jelly fish or seaweed but there are a ton of shells and the water is much saltier. It was busier than usual because of the holiday, Eid.
The boys body surfed and played in the sand. I couldnt move after morning bootcamp so I laid out and read a book :).
NOW, what you don't normally see in the States are camels walking down the beach! They offer rides for a price and have nice little dropping bags on so as not to poop on the beach!
This is a picture looking back at the JBR walk where we live.
We ended the evening with another beautiful sunset!
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