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Farasan Island Trip

This trip was over a single weekend. We left on Wednesday evening and came back Friday afternoon -- two days and two nights.
One of our minibus taxi. This is the one with the gimp wing mirror.
One of our minibus taxi. This is the one with the gimp wing mirror.		 Crown of Thorns star fish.
Crown of Thorns star fish.		 Cool leaf-like brachiated coral
Cool leaf-like brachiated coral		 Barracuda and its fan school
Barracuda and its fan school
Our boat
Our boat		 Sea urchin
Sea urchin		 Spotted Reef Ray
Spotted Reef Ray		 Our 'captain' pulls up a shell from the bottom to eat.
Our 'captain' pulls up a shell from the bottom to eat.
Coral gardents
Coral gardents		 Coral
Coral		 This gives some perspective to the size of some of these coral.
This gives some perspective to the size of some of these coral.		 A wonderland
A wonderland
Crown of Thorns star fish. These animals eat coral -- note the white tips of the coral around it.
Crown of Thorns star fish. These animals eat coral -- note the white tips of the coral around it.		 Great home for fish.
Great home for fish.		 Green on green.
Green on green.		 Canyon lands
Canyon lands
Brown Booby -- Quite proud of myself having never seen a booby, but this was the first name that came to mind upon seeing it.
Brown Booby -- Quite proud of myself having never seen a booby, but this was the first name that came to mind upon seeing it.		 White-eyed Gull
White-eyed Gull		 Lunch stop
Lunch stop		 I go for a walk and sweat while I take photos.
I go for a walk and sweat while I take photos.
What a wonderful way to spend some time.
What a wonderful way to spend some time.		 Ahhhhh! This is the life says one of our guides.
Ahhhhh! This is the life says one of our guides.		 Hey Man! Our captain knows how to keep cool -- or is he just that way naturally?
Hey Man! Our captain knows how to keep cool -- or is he just that way naturally?		 The tent where some scuba divers were gathered.
The tent where some scuba divers were gathered.
Another guide, actually a Coast Guard with his family. His grandfather was island chief. In WWII he deeded it to the Italians.
Another guide, actually a Coast Guard with his family. His grandfather was island chief. In WWII he deeded it to the Italians.		 Coral and shells are what these islands are made of.
Coral and shells are what these islands are made of.		 View across the bay
View across the bay		 More White-eyed Gull
More White-eyed Gull
On the way back
On the way back		 Old town
Old town		 Elaborately carved coral stone works
Elaborately carved coral stone works		 Note the two guns in this image.
Note the two guns in this image.
That me!
That me!		 A walk in the morning must be the only time for these women to get around.
A walk in the morning must be the only time for these women to get around.		 Turkish fort
Turkish fort		 Antelope -- how many can you count?
Antelope -- how many can you count?
Their coloring blends right in.
Their coloring blends right in.		 Our pilot of the ferry back to the mainland.
Our pilot of the ferry back to the mainland.		 The second boat can be seen off to the right behind us. We saw a few dolphin on the way back.
The second boat can be seen off to the right behind us. We saw a few dolphin on the way back.		 I wonder when the last time this thing was mobile?
I wonder when the last time this thing was mobile?

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