Mastoora, Saudi Arabia

[boozewz]

Here are a few pictures of a trip we took earlier in 2010 to the dunes at Mastoora, which is about an hour's drive north of Jeddah. It was only a day trip, with a bbq thrown in at the end, before we headed back at sunset.

The meeting point

The drive up

Driving towards the dunes

Our playground for the day

Check out the rig on the top right of the photo

The black dot at the bottom left of the picture is a FJCruiser:Wow1:

There's nothing nicer than a clear blue sky in front of your windshield

This rig puts out surprisingly enough power to get over the dunes

Help is always around the corner

Lunch being prepped

A little fire going for the bbq

The grill

A traditional arabic mixed grill of meatballs, lamb, and chicken, with some homemade mango salad dish

We went out to explore a bit more

But on a full stomach, one can tend to not be paying attention fully

About to head home

 

[Scott Brady]

Great images. Lunch looked nice too.

 

[Overland Hadley]

Looks like a fun day! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Saline]

The scale of those dunes is impressive! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Rot Box]

:Wow1: I'd love to try those dunes out on my dirt bike! Great pics thanks for sharing!

 

[Shiryas]

Boozewz,

Thanks for the trip post. I grew up on the other side of Arabia in Dhahran and yes my parents worked for Aramco. They ignited a passion for travel that can not be extinguished.

My Dad started transferring all the old slides into digital form a while back, here are some oldies but goodies for a fellow expat.

 

[boozewz]

Great images. Lunch looked nice too.

Thanks.....nothing beats a good bbq at the end of a great day off roading. In some cases we look forward to that more than being behind the wheel:chef: We've had a few cook offs, with some interesting receipes that are not fit for posting!

Boozewz,

Thanks for the trip post. I grew up on the other side of Arabia in Dhahran and yes my parents worked for Aramco. They ignited a passion for travel that can not be extinguished.

My Dad started transferring all the old slides into digital form a while back, here are some oldies but goodies for a fellow expat.

Awesome collection Shiryas....especially some old school '80s Suburbans...Those trucks can still be found running around town these days. Judging by the name of each picture, it seems your parents travelled pretty much all over the country! Times have changed a bit since then, and I would have loved to have explored our country back in the day, when life was simpler and there were fewer tarred roads...

 

[silvElise]

That lunch looks killer :drool:

Looks like a blast on the dunes thanks for sharing the great pictures!

 

[greentruck]

Neat pics, everyone. My dad was stationed in Dhahran in 1956-1957. No pics, though, as in "if there aren't any pics, it didn't happen." Very cool scenery.

 

[4runnin']

Very cool country to explore! Looks like lots of open areas to play on!

 

[Mr. Leary]

Very cool. Don't see many reports from out there. Cool to see images other then in Lawrence of Arabia.

Thanks for sharing.