Day 3

We started out our morning by driving to Al-Hasa. This city is famous for its dates. We have been served so many varieties of this delicious treat. Al-Hasa is also known for its crafts. We watched as this man made a vase from the raw materials you see in the picture. In the top half, the clay is very wet. It is then mixed and transferred to a more sturdier substance. He then uses hunks of this to make his creations. Each artist has his own engravings or styles to mark the finished product as theirs. We drove along the biggest oil reservoir as we made our way to Garah Mountain. This is a natural form of rocks and caves. Many people visit here, especially in the summer when temperatures can reach approximately 126 degrees Farenheit. The temperature inside the cave stays consistently cool. We went to tour the Castle of Ibahim, but unfortunaley it was closed for maintenance. We then quickly packed and flew off to Jeddah. The picture of Terri and I shows the abayas that we will now be required to wear out in public now that we have left the compound. Notice mine has red sequins! I guess I am just lucky...